LOCAL AGENDA 21 LOCAL PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE …The involvement of Brasov’s inhabitants in the...

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BRASOV CITY HALL

LOCAL AGENDA 21 LOCAL PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF BRASOV MUNICIPALITY

BRASOV 2005

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UNDP Project 0033238 Copyright © 2005 Brasov City Hall, Romania 8, Eroilor Blvd., Brasov Tel./Fax: +40268 413 891 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.brasovcity.ro Copyright © 2005 National Centre for Sustainable Development, Romania 44-48, Mihai Eminescu St., Sector 1, Bucharest Tel: +4021 211 20 30 Fax: +4021 211 20 33 E-Mail: [email protected] http:// www.sdnp.ro All opinions expressed belong to the authors and do not necessarily represent the point of view of the UNDP. Document published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme and Brasov City Hall. Technical expertise provided by the National Centre for Sustainable Development.

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Local Steering Committee (LSC) George Scripcaru – mayor, chairman of the LSC Gabriel Andronache – deputy mayor Mihai Pascu – Brasov County Council Sorin Ioan Buksa – County Inspectorate for Schools Doru Jebac – AJOFM Brasov Doru Ioan Munteanu – County Department for Culture and Brasov National cultural Heritage Dorin Stoian – Environmental Protection Agency Alexandru Grigoriu – Department for Public Health Ion Popescu – County Department of Statistics Ioan Dorel David – Brasov Police Department George Gabriel Rozorea - Departemnt of Forestry Diana Foris – National Toursim Authority Ion Visa – Transilvania University Anca Duta -Transilvania University Pompiliu Petrescu – Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dan Median – Architects Corp Iosif Gulacsi – SC C.E.T. SA Marin Costinel – Department of Transport Ilie Balan – APA Company Stoica Enache – Transilvania Expres Adrian Teaca – Gazeta de Transilvania Cornelius Popa – Monitorul Expres Radu Ghina – MIX media trust Mihai Ciubotaru – Pro Democratia Association Horatiu Iancu - Pro Democratia Association Luana Mihaela Popa – Bussines Women Association Consultancy from the National Centre for Sustainable Development - NCSD: Călin Georgescu – Project Manager George Romanca – Coordinator for Borsec and Mureş County Radu Vădineanu – Coordinator for the cities of Bistriţa and Brasov Tania Mihu – SDNP Consultant, Programme Coordinator Dan Apostol – Editorial, cultural, scientific consultant Carmen Năstase – Financial Coordinator Adrian Voinea – IT Specialist


Local Agenda 21 office Gabriela Plopeanu

Andreea Malureanu

Working Group no. 1 – Culture, Education, Health Stefan Ungurean, WORKING GROUP COORDINATOR Doru Ioan Munteanu Mariana Streza Emil Chefneux Anca Puiu Elena Helerea Andrei Bodiu Liliana Rogozea Dan Median Cornelius Popa Cristian Mihailescu Working Group no. 2 – Urban Endowment Fota Stan, WORKING GROUP COORDINATOR Nicoleta Stelea Dorin Stoian Mircea Popa Adrian Bunescu Cezar Craciunescu Sava Teodor Sergiu Popovici Adriana Sandru Working Group no. 3 – Economy Gheorghe Scutaru, WORKING GROUP COORDINATOR Raluca Munteanu Cornel Cofaru Florea Rus Loredana Badescu Pompiliu Petrescu Carmen Tecusanu Iosif Gulacs

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Mihai Ciubotaru Elena Bacanu Luana Popa Working Group no. 4 – Environmental Protection and Tourism Ioan Abrudan, WORKING GROUP COORDINATOR Dorin Stoian Ioana Cazacu Tudor Stancioiu Diana Foris Rodica Tica Ana Ispas Aurel Mocanu Carmen Vrabie Mihai Ciubotaru

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CONTENTS Foreword of the UNDP Resident Representative in Romania Foreword of the Mayor of Brasov Municipality General considerations Short History The Strategy for Sustainable Development I. Evaluation 1. Human Resources I.1.1. Demographic data I.1.2. Work force I.1.3. Unemployment I.1.4. Urbanism I.1.5. Education I.1.6. Culture and Art I.1.7. Social Assistance I.1.8. Health I.2. Environmental protection and tourism I.2.1. Environmental protection I.2.2.Tourism I.3. Economic potential I.4. Urban infrastructure II. OBJECTIVS II.1. Human resources II.2.Education II.3.Culture II.4.Religions II.5. Health II.6. Social assistance II.7.Sport II.8. Urbanism and architecture II.9. Central are II.10. New Centre II.11. Historical centre II.12. Civil Society II.13. Environmental protection II.14.Tourism II.15.Economics and urban infrastructure II.16.Agriculture


III. LOCAL ACTION PLAN III.1. General objectives III.2. Measures to strengthen institutional capacity III.3. Financial forecasts III.3.1. Local Budget 2005, updated 31 May 2005 III.3.2. Local Budget for 2005 and estimation for 2006-2008 III.4. Institutional structures for monitoring and evaluation III.5. Specific objectives and identified projects III.5.1. Economics III.5.2. Urban infrastructure III.5.3. Environmental protection III.5.4. Tourism III.5.5. Education III.5.6. Urbanism III.5.7. Culture III.5.8. Health III.5.9. Social Assistance III.5.10. Civil society III.5.11. Sport IV. PORTFOLIO OF PRIORITY PROJECTS

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Foreword by the United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative in Romania

Local Agenda 21 (LA21) was developed and adopted at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 as a vehicle for promoting sustainable development. Ten years later, in Johannesburg in 2002, the second global summit promoted LA21 as the principal instrument to use in achieving the well-being of the world’s population. Aimed at local administration, LA21 promotes, through public participation, a real balance between economic growth, social equity, and environmental protection.

The concept of sustainable development calls for a constant re-evaluation of the relationship between man and nature, and solidarity between generations, as the only viable option for long-term development.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Office in Romania actively promotes sustainable development through its support to the project “Building Local Capacity to Implement the Local Agenda 21 in Romania.” The project was implemented in nine pilot cities during 2000–2002, in an additional thirteen cities, during 2003–2004 and in additional three cities and one county, during 2004-2005. The project covers a new set of cities every year, under the coordination of the National Centre for Sustainable Development, UNDP’s implementing agency for LA21.

This has been a unique participatory process, stimulating the energy of citizens, businesses, academics, NGOs, and local authorities. They all rose to this challenge and their collective efforts contributed towards drafting this document. This report grew out of local needs and ideas and is a tribute to their efforts, energy and enthusiasm. Whether by giving information, offering technical assistance or through their participation, the whole community has made an enormous contribution to its success.

The result is a coherent strategy with a concrete action and implementation plan. Both offer a concrete certification that the project can meet the needs of the community and represent an important contribution to sustainable development in Romania. I congratulate and thank all those who have contributed to its success.

Soknan Han Jung UNDP Resident Representative UN Resident Coordinator

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Foreword by the Mayor of Brasov Municipality

Brasov, one of the most old and important cities of our country, is equally favoured by its geographical position, its cultural treasure and last, but not least by its inhabitants. The past and the future of this city prove the constant commitment of its citizens, regardless their ethic or religious affiliation, for building a prosperous and flourishing town. The sustainable development of the local communities represents both a challenge and a priority. A challenge, because the communities should be alive to the external and internal transformations, which can affect them and they have to adapt to these changes through actions and local strategic initiatives. A priority, because the way the locality is developing influences their present and future chances. The involvement of Brasov’s inhabitants in the implementation of the Local Agenda 21 project is the sign of their wish to share our development projects to the national and international community. Brasov city, as many other European cities, will develop a strategy aimed at protecting the environment and preserving the resources. Brasov is confidently looking forward! I use this opportunity to thank all the people of Brasov that contributed to the formulation of the Sustainable Development Plan of Brasov Municipality. And also to the National Centre for Sustainable Development and the United Nations Development Programme for the constant support and coordination provided for the development of the final document: Local Agenda 21 of Brasov.

George Scripcaru

Mayor of Brasov


GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

The vision We aim to turn Brasov into “the most developed and civilized city in Romania” The objective: Turning Brasov into a “community city”, characterised by a strong middle class in keeping with the town’s historical traditions and using public politics that are compatible with the principles of sustainable development.

The general values of Agenda 21’s public politics are based on:

• respect for the individual and his/her dignity, the defence of individual rights, ensuring an adequate climate for the development of individual personalities and qualities, child protection; • creating an urban environment where there is perfect equality in front of the law and equal opportunities in all fields, especially in education, professional training and culture; • accepting individual, ethnic and racial diversity as a basis for local multiculturalism and pluralism in religion; • territorial planning and organization that protects public health and the physical and mental integrity of the citizens while respecting nature and biodiversity; • knowledge, respect and cultivation of local historical tradition; • achieving social cohesion at community level and moral solidarity between generations; • facilitating access to correct and complete information; transparency in information process; • social and political responsibility, involving attracting all socio-economic, political, cultural and educational actors in the design and implementation of the Local Agenda 21 plan.

The specific values of Agenda 21’s public politics are based on:

• social, political and corporate responsibility by the businesses, organizations and institutions in the fields of “human resources”, “health and social assistance”, urbanism, and “the historical Centre”; • flexibility and communication with all official religions;

• voluntary work; community and civic spirit in the health and social fields; introducing and respecting the concept of fair-play and the values promoted by the Olympic movement in all sporting competitions; • quality in architectural and urban works; respect for artistic and architectural values, landscape quality and the history of the centre; • compensating the various forms of social support given to persons with low or no income (social support, social canteen, emergency help) by creating activities that this category of people is able to perform to the benefit of the community.

The general principles of Agenda 21:

A better world: Agenda 21 is a platform document that creates development directions so that each generation can enjoy a world as good as ours, if not better. Social cohesion, based on the acceptance, by locals, of the manner in which the resources are distributed. Goods allocation will be performed by maximizing social well-being, according to the principle “the best of the best”. Defining relations between the local administration and the decentralized institutions of the state, as well as other organizations active in Brasov, and creating a database of all the necessary information related to individual and collective life and well-being of the inhabitants. Creating partnerships between public institutions, between public institutions and private institutions and organizations that aim to support the sustainable development of Brasov and create public policies by field of activity within these partnerships. Supporting private initiative in the fields of health, culture, arts and sports. The principle of equal opportunities regarding access to education, culture, health care, work, sports and leisure, equal opportunities for men and women, encouraging the integration into work of persons with special needs.

The principle of equal opportunities regarding access to urban services and utilities, regardless of where people live.

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Special care for persons with special needs, children and the elderly. The promotion of community interest with the purpose of not allowing anyone to use their public position to support their personal interests to the detriment of another individual/group in the community or the community as a whole. Availability and transparency in the interaction with citizens, groups, organizations of civil society, public institutions and private firms; the most important problems defined by public policies as of public interest will be made known to the public by publishing and/or distributing them in digital form will then become the subject of public debates and the possible basis for local referenda at community or area level after previously being analyzed by experts (local, national, international) and/or professional groups by fields of activity.

Honouring famous names in education, scientific research, culture, sport, medicine, social care and religion, and underlining their merits and their past and current contributions to the national and international prestige of the community in Brasov.

Specific principles of Agenda 21

Fund allocations in the fields of pre-university education, culture, sport, and medicine will be made on the basis of evaluation and objective classification, made public and, according to the institutional development projects, presented by the managers and administration councils of the respective institutions. Allocations will be made according to the principle of equal opportunities and general efficiency. Supporting the activities of the official religions and ensuring the necessary conditions for their operation, while remaining equidistant to all religions. Promoting religious tolerance and dialogue between experts of different religions. Supporting the activities of the Local Committee for Development of the Social Partnership for Professional Training (LCDSP), as an advisory management structure of the County School Inspectorate, in the field of Professional and Technical Education. This Committee includes representatives of

the public authorities and decentralised institutions of the state, as well as from professional organizations and trade-unions etc. It has the purpose of making recommendations regarding the school planning and school network in the vocational and technical education system. The aim will be a more clear definition of the school identity, covering the priority fields for all 3 levels of qualification, including involvement in the professional training of adults. The implementation of the modern city planning principles in the designers’ activity which will ensure the re-establishment of the balance between man, natural environment and the urban environment. Authorizing all budgetary investments only on the basis of tenders for city planning and architectural ideas.

Partnerships with the cities and the rural localities in the area on projects and programmes regarding the infrastructure and investments that respect and lead to a sustainable development of the region. Urban rehabilitation of the city’s neighbourhoods, with the purpose of offering each inhabitant the chance to a dignified life and quality services, regardless of area a person lives in. In accordance with the “respect to the individual” principle, each inhabitant is considered to have the right to decent housing. The programme for the preservation and protection of the historical centre will respect the charters, conventions and recommendations of the international specialized bodies as well as national legislation, thereby adopting the European practice in this field.

CHAPTER 1. SHORT HISTORY

Established during the first decades of the 13th century as a result of the development of the old Romanian settlements existing on the territory of the city, Brasov became a town before the big invasion of the Tartars in 1241 (C. Daicoviciu and colab., 1963, p. 116). The city is first mentioned in 1235, in the document “Catalogus Ninivensis”, and recorded under the name of “Corona” (Fr. Killyen, 1965, p.10); the second time it


is mentioned is under the name of “Barasu”, also including the neighbouring area “Saxones barasu” (Documents regarding the history of Romania, C.I., 1951, no. 5, 6). Other names of Brasov mentioned in documents are Brasu (1271), Braso (1288), Brasov (1294), Brassov (1295), Brasso (1309), Brassou (1331), Corona (1341) etc. (C. Suciu, 1967, p. 101-102). Brasov became the most important settlement in the depression and one of the biggest urban localities in Transylvania as of 14th century onwards. Gradually, the city appeared as an important centre for artisan production, at the same time becoming a big commercial centre with a large hinterland that comprised vast areas of Walachia and Moldavia, as well as a cultural centre. Favoured by its position in Barsei Depression, Brasov started to develop from the very beginning as the central point of the entire settlement complex in the area. It’s development in terms of functions lead to a continuous increase in the population, reaching 6,000 inhabitants in the first half of the 15th century, and then 8,000-9,000 inhabitants by the second half of the same century, making it the biggest city in Transylvania at the time. During the feudal period, the artisan activity as well as cultural and administrative activities were concentrated in city centre – the Fortress; while the current “Council Square” used to be the commercial centre, the artisan workshops were grouped into branches and spread over all the streets in the centre. Brasov had 3 suburbs: The Upper Town or Schei, Old Brasov and Blumana; Schei was the home to widespread economic and cultural activity. The intensification of economic activities, especially the development of handcrafted production, allowed this city to keep its position as the most important urban locality in Transylvania in 18th century, when the number of inhabitants reached 17,700. (C. Daicoviciu and collab., 1963, p. 132). Beginning with the middle of the 16th century, more complex workshops appeared in Brasov, such as “the paper mill” (1546), the first facility of its type in South-Eastern Europe, whose production firstly ensured the needs of Walachia and Moldavia (St. Pascu, 1954, p. 226). In

the first half of the 17th century an official document mentions 3 wool washing-houses, 2 wool and cotton processing facilities, a facility for processing silk, 2 facilities for processing leather, 3 businesses for faience, a brick yard, 4 wax processing businesses etc. These were either found in the suburbs, near the sources of raw material (construction materials), or were built on important thoroughfares. Commercial and cultural activities were concentrated in the centre of the town, similar to the previous period. Starting with the second half of the 19th century, Brasov became a major junction for the important railway routes to Arad-Timisoara, Oradea, Ciceu, Predeal, and Zarnesti. In this period it also developed its industrial role. As a result of developing on an urban level, the number of inhabitants reached 38,999 (according to the census of 1910), most of whom worked in the industrial field, transport and commerce (60%). Until World War I, the internal functional structure of Brasov included a transport area, a mixed area and enlarging residential, cultural, administrative and commercial areas. The city’s development was explosive between the two World Wars in terms of the town’s functions, number of inhabitants and its territorial expansion. While in 1930 the number of citizens of Brasov was of 59, 232, of which a large percentage was involved in industry, transport, construction (48.4%) and commerce (15.2 %), in 1941, the overall number of inhabitants reached 84,557. After World War II, during the Communist period, Brasov mostly developed its industrial area, which lead to an increase in the population due to the labour migrations from different areas of the country toward Brasov. Brasov, owing to its position and activity, is currently a European city with complex and well-defined functions, especially in terms of tourism, where it has a lot of important natural and human objectives.

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THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

I. EVALUATION

I.1. HUMAN RESOURCES

I. 1.1 Demographic data

The population of Brasov Municipality fell by 8.6% in 2002, compared with 1999. The major causes of this decrease were the political and economic changes that influenced human mentality. The change in the behaviour of couples, the increases in mortality rates and the migration of the work force contributed to this situation. After 2002, the number of inhabitants grew as a result of the measures implemented in health, living standards and education. In 2004 the population dropped slightly. The density of the population in Brasov municipality is 1,064 inhabitants/km2

Population of Brasov municipality Up to 1 July 2004

Resident Population Years Total Male Female 1999 312,481 151,773 160,708

2000 309,671 150,127 159,544

2001 307,046 148,577 158,469

2002 285,712 137,347 148,365

2003 286,371 137,413 148,958

2004 284,653 136,483 148,170


Brasov County Population by gender, 1999-2004

284653

286371

285712

307046

309671

312481

136483137413137347148577150127151773

148170148958148365158469159544160708

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Total population Male Female

The population of Brasov municipality on 1 July 2003 was 283,841 persons, of which 135,941 are male and 147,900 female.

Brasov City population by religious denomination,

2002 Census

Number % TOTAL: BRAŞOV Municipality 284,596 100

Orthodox 244,220 85.8 Roman Catholic 15,790 5.5

Reformed 7,193 2.5 Greek Catholic 2,926 1.0

Unitarian 2,573 0.9 Evangelical Lutheran Synod Presbyterian 2,205 0.8

Pentecostal 1,610 0.6 Baptist 963 0.3

Evangelical Augustan 949 0.3 Evangelical 940 0.3

Christian “Dupa Evanghelie” 860 0.3 Seventh Day Adventist 762 0.2

Muslim 180 0.1 Christian: Old style 172 0.1

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Ethnic structure of Brasov municipality, 2002 Census

Number %

TOTAL: BRAŞOV Municipality 284.596 100 Romanians 258,042 90.9 Hungarians 23,176 8.1 Germans 1,717 0.6

Rroma 762 0.3

Rates of birth, death, infant mortality and natural growth

Year Births Deaths Natural growth Infant Mortality

1999 6.5‰ 8.4‰ -1.9‰ 16.6‰

2000 6.6‰ 8.3‰ -1.6‰ 11.7‰

2001 6.3‰ 8.4‰ -2.1‰ 9.7‰

2002 6.9‰ 9.5‰ -2.6‰ 12.6‰

2003 6.8‰ 9.3‰ -2.5‰ 12.8‰

2041

2055 1958 19772646

25712595 2730

34 2419 25

-753-637-516-605-1000-500

0500

10001500200025003000

Births Deaths Infant mortality Natural growth

Births 2041 2055 1958 1977

Deaths 2646 2571 2595 2730

Infant mortality 34 24 19 25

Natural growth -605 -516 -637 -753

1999 2000 2001 2002


The number of deaths is larger than the number of births, which has a negative influence on the natural population growth in the municipality. The level of child deaths still gives Romania one the highest values in Europe, since the values for the county and municipality of Brasov are quite high.

Average life expectancy in 2003

Total Male Female Braşov County 72.26 years 68.61 years 76.07 years Urban environment 72.65 years 69.03 years 76.27 years

Population by age group

Age group

0-14 years -persons-

15-59 years -persons-

60 years and over

-persons-

Dependency ratio between age groups

%

Romania 3,705,116 13,905,082 4,184,602 56.7

Braşov County 97,232 395,374 96,422 48.9

Braşov Municipality 36,833

202,313

45,450

40.6

The March 2002 Census established that the population of Brasov municipality at 284,596 persons, of which 136,981 were male (48.1%) and 147,615 female (51.9%). The youth population (aged 0-14 years) in Brasov municipality reached 36,833 persons in 2002, representing 12.9% of the entire population; the adult population (aged 15-59 years) was 202,313 persons, representing 71.1% of the entire population; while the elderly population (60 years and above) was 45,450 persons, representing 16.0%. The ratio of demographic dependence is 40.6% at municipality level (compared with 48.9% at county level and 56.7% at national level); this shows that 1 potentially inactive person corresponds to almost 2 potentially active persons. Working persons are not pressured to support the inactive population financially. One thousand adult individuals correspond to 406 youth and elderly persons, a ratio that shows that the population of Brasov municipality is not elderly. The proportion of the persons over 60 years old that correspond to 1,000 adults was 225 in the year 2002 – a result of the demographic aging process.

2002

Dependence ratio between age groups %

Hungary 58.4 Bulgaria 58.2

Romania 56.7 Czech Republic 52.7

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In Romania, the dependence ratio between age groups is below the ratio recorded in other countries of Eastern Europe, such as Hungary and Bulgaria, showing that the pressure on potentially active persons from potentially inactive persons is lower.

I.1.2. Labour force

Work force resources are represented by the population with the necessary physical and intellectual capacities that allow them to work. The work force includes the population suitable for work and can be determined by subtracting the number of persons with permanent work incapacity and the retired population.

The 2002 indicated that the active population was 137,903 persons, of which 124,246 were working persons and 13,657 were unemployed.

The active population (working and unemployed) represented 42.9% of the overall population in Brasov county, as indicated by the census, while the active population in Brasov municipality represented 48.4%.

In Brasov county, 38.4% of the inactive population is represented by retired persons (42.5% in Brasov municipality) and 32.0% are pupils and students (37.3% in Brasov municipality).

- persons- 2002 Census Romania Braşov County Braşov Municipality

Active Population 8,851,831 252,877 137,903 Employed population 7,811,733 213,364 124,246

Unemployed population 1,040,098 39,513 13,657

94.9% of the currently occupied population in Brasov municipality are employees, 3.0% are business owners and 1.9% are self-employed.

Employed population of Brasov municipality, by socio-professional categories in 2002

Employees94.9

Free lancers1.9%

O wners3.0%


Active population by gender and age group

- persons-

Active population Age group Male Female

TOTAL 71,526 66,377 14-19 years 1,832 1,106 20-24 years 8,524 7,331 25-29 years 9,434 8,808 30-34 years 11,007 10,803 35-39 years 7,191 8,022 40-44 years 10,110 11,463 45-49 years 12,632 11,942 50-54 years 7,791 5,644 55-59 years 2,001 898 60-62 years 480 165

Over 62 years 524 195 Number of employees according to field of activity in 2002 - persons-

Field of activity Number of employees %

Employees in economic activities 122,181 100 - agriculture 986 0.8

- industry – total 56,411 46.2 - extractive industry 379 0.3 - processing industry 52,329 42.8

- electric and thermal energy, gas and water 3,703 3.0 - constructions 8,694 7.1

- commerce 17,264 14.1 - transport, storage, postal and communication services 9,921 8.1

- financial, banking and insurance activities 1,544 1.3 - public administration 2,324 1.9

- education 6,627 5.4 - health and social assistance 5,842 4.8

- other activities 12,568 10.3 The total number of employees recorded at municipality level increased slightly in the period 2000-2002, by 1.4%. The highest percentage of wage earners was recorded in 2002 in the processing industry (42.8%), followed by commerce with 14.1%

I.1.3 Unemployment

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Unemployment in Brasov municipality depends on the inconsistency and the unpredictable character of the economic policies applied over the years analysed.

Unemployment

Total number of registered unemployed

persons in Brasov municipality (with or without redundancy

payment)

Unemployment for Brasov municipality

%

Unemployment for Brasov

County %

31.12.2000 9,732 7.1 10.7

31.12.2001 10,083 7.4 9.4

18.03.2002 13,657 9.9 15.6

31.12.2003 14,150 10.4 10.0

31.10.2004 14,525 10.5 10.2

Unemployment in Brasov County was higher than the value recorded at national level in 2001. Unemployment in the municipality increased in 2003 and 2004 as a consequence of collective dismissals at the big firms in the municipality, reaching the unemployment rate recorded at county level.

At the end of October 2004, the records indicated that in Brasov municipality 14,525 persons were searching for work, of which:

- 5,254 persons were benefiting from welfare

- 6,545 persons were benefiting from supplementary income (defined by OUG 8/2003, OUG 115/2003)

- 2,726 persons had no support.

The number unemployed persons, receiving financial support, by gender, level of education and age group, in Brasov municipality on 31.10.2004 was the following:

Unemployment at Brasov county and municipality level

10.510.49.97.47.14

10.210

15.6

9.410.7

0

5

10

15

20

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Year

Unemplyment -BrasovmunicpalityUnemployment -Brasov county


Total Under 25 years

25-29 years

30-39 years

40-49 years

50-55 years

over 55 years

Number of unemployed persons receiving financial

support, Of which:

5,254

169

317

1.127

2.231

1.234

176

- female 2,568 81 159 598 1.245 456 29 - workers 3,128 76 51 519 1.543 836 103

- persons with secondary education

1,465

53

54

412

618

301

27

- persons with university degree

661

40

212

196

70

97

46

Women represent 48.8% of the welfare beneficiaries in the municipality. In terms of level of education, workers were 59.5% of the beneficiaries, while persons with middle school qualifications represented 27.9%, and persons with university studies 12.6%. The age category with the most unemployed persons receiving welfare was 40-49 years.

The proportion of the population aged 10 years and over in the total population of 10 years old and over, by

the level of education

Level of education achieved

Brasov

municipality University – long

term

University – short

term

Post high school and

foremen schools

High School

Vocational and apprent

ice school

Secondary school

(gymnasium) Primary school

No schoo

l

Population of 10 years and over,

% 13.4 0.6 4.6 31.3 17.6 21.0 9.8 1.7

The percentage of university graduates in Brasov municipality is 13.4%; post-high school and foreman graduates represent 4.6%; high school graduates represent 31.3%; vocational school and apprenticeship graduates 17.6%; gymnasium graduates 21.0% and primary school 9.%. The percentage of persons with no schooling is 1.7%.

I.1.4. Urbanism

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a) Housing

The total surface area of Brasov municipality is 26,732 ha. There were a number of 111,593 dwellings in Brasov municipality in 2002, of which 5,040 were public property and 106,553 were private property. The habitable surface was 4,165.8 thousands m2.

1999 2000 2001 2002 Dwellings – number, of which: 108,713.0 108,726.0 111,527.0 111,593.0

- public property 33,076.0 33,104.0 5,040.0 5,040.0 - private property 74,348.0 75,622.0 106,487.0 106,553.0

Inhabited surface (total) – thou. m2 of which: 3,688.6 3,694.9 4,456.6 4,165.8

- public property 924.0 926.0 154.6 154.6 - private property 2,724.0 2,768.9 4,002.0 4,011.2

Inhabitable surface /inhabitant – m2 11.8 11.9 14.5 14.6

2002

Dwellings connected to water supply

network %

Dwellings connected to

public sewerage network

%

Dwellings supplied with

electricity %

Dwellings with central

heating %

Number of inhabitants /dwelling

Brasov Municipality

97.5 97.3 99.1 85.2 2.5

2002 Dwellings with kitchen %

Dwellings with bathroom (bath/shower)

% Dwellings with WC

%

Braşov Municipality

94.6 91.6 92.4

The size of the population has influenced housing demand, services and infrastructure, which, in their turn, led to changes in living standards of the inhabitants.

The average number of inhabitants/dwelling was 2.4 persons in the census conducted for Brasov municipality.

94.5% of housing was private property, 4.9% public property and 0.2% group private property or belonging to religious organisations.

b) Population of Brasov municipality by districts and economic situation


Residential population Employed population District

Total Male Female Total Male Female

TOTAL: BARSOV Municipality 284,596 136,981 147,615 124,246 64,112 60,134

NOUA-DÂRSTE 17,171 8,438 8,733 7,919 4,076 3,843

ASTRA 70,674 33,662 37,012 31,768 16,106 15,662 VALEA CETĂŢII 20,436 10,059 10,377 10,019 5,112 4,907

FLORILOR-CRAITER 32,172 15,451 16,721 14,082 7,173 6,909 CENTRUL NOU 52,232 24,542 27,690 21,393 10,758 10,635

TRACTORUL 26,126 12,760 13,366 12,529 6,698 5,831 BARTOLOMEU NORD 14,304 7,028 7,276 6,597 3,511 3,086

BARTOLOMEU 15,781 7,989 7,792 5,428 2,895 2,533 CENTRUL VECHI 11,579 5,129 6,450 4,102 2,060 2,042

PRUND-SCHEI 7,970 3,704 4,266 2,907 1,534 1,373 TRIAJ-HĂRMAN 8,625 4,409 4,216 4,151 2,339 1,812

STUPINI 1,579 782 797 556 336 220 POIANA BRAŞOV 350 174 176 193 100 93

PLATFORMA INDUSTRIALA EST-ZIZIN 5,597 2,854 2,743 2,602 1,414 1,188

Unemployed persons Pupils/Students Districts


TOTAL: BRASOV Municipality 13,657 7,414 6,243 54,723 27,807 26,916

NOUA-DÂRSTE 938 537 401 3,892 1,939 1,953

ASTRA 3,757 2,012 1,745 11,867 5,925 5,942 VALEA CETĂŢII 1,097 561 536 4,675 2,348 2,327

FLORILOR-CRAITER 1,696 896 800 5,673 2,836 2,837 CENTRUL NOU 1,658 862 796 9,879 5,157 4,722

TRACTORUL 1,106 599 507 5,101 2,449 2,652 BARTOLOMEU NORD 935 536 399 2,850 1,356 1,494

BARTOLOMEU 591 340 251 4,278 2,530 1,748 CENTRUL VECHI 386 237 149 1,526 773 753

PRUND-SCHEI 290 182 108 1,225 612 613 TRIAJ-HĂRMAN 433 234 199 2,033 1,003 1,030

STUPINI 97 63 34 214 108 106 POIANA BRAŞOV 24 10 14 62 34 28

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PLATFORMA INDUSTRIALA EST-ZIZIN 649 345 304 1,448 737 711

Retired persons Homemaker Districts

Total Male Female Total Male Female TOTAL: BRAŞOV municipality 62,299 26,114 36,185 9,977 674 9,303

NOUA-DÂRSTE 2,171 990 1,181 827 87 740 ASTRA 16,880 7,137 9,743 2,094 120 1,974 VALEA CETĂŢII 2,578 1,208 1,370 730 75 655 FLORILOR-CRĂITER 7,423 3,299 4,124 1,148 80 1,068 CENTRUL NOU 14,830 6,057 8,773 1,430 89 1,341 TRACTORUL 4,453 1,861 2,592 958 48 910 BARTOLOMEU NORD 1,845 803 1,042 703 59 644 BARTOLOMEU 3,540 1,414 2,126 612 32 580 CENTRUL VECHI 4,260 1,561 2,699 452 30 422 PRUND-SCHEI 2,696 1,056 1,640 305 18 287 TRIAJ-HĂRMAN 915 432 483 386 17 369 STUPINI 405 171 234 144 10 134 POIANA BRAŞOV 25 8 17 16 4 12 PLATFORMA INDUSTRIALA EST-ZIZIN 278 117 161 172 5 167

The district with the highest percentage of retired persons from the entire population are the Old Centre (36.%), Prund-Schei (33.8%), the New Centre (28.4%) and Astra (23.9%). The districts with the least aged population are the Industrial Platform East-Zizin (4.9%), Poiana Brasov (7.1%), Triaj-Harman (10.6%), Cetatii Valey and Noua-Darste (12.6%), and Bartolomeu Bord (12.9%).

Persons supported by other persons

Persons supported by the state or private

organisations Districts


TOTAL: BRASOV MUNICIAPILTY 16,741 9,016 7,725 927 419 508

NOUA-DÂRSTE 1,251 692 559 43 20 23

ASTRA 3,724 2,008 1,716 159 67 92 VALEA CETĂŢII 1,175 651 524 35 19 16

FLORILOR-CRAITER 1,855 972 883 67 27 40 CENTRUL NOU 2,408 1,247 1,161 291 141 150


TRACTORUL 1,745 949 796 57 27 30 BARTOLOMEU NORD 1,194 642 552 43 22 21

BARTOLOMEU 1,091 612 479 69 35 34 CENTRUL VECHI 647 354 293 84 28 56

PRUND-SCHEI 462 256 206 32 12 20 TRIAJ-HĂRMAN 625 331 294 19 10 9

STUPINI 135 79 56 18 8 10 POIANA BRAŞOV 22 13 9 0 0 0

PLATFORMA INDUSTRIALA EST-ZIZIN 407 210 197 10 3 7

Persons with other sources of income

(income from rental, interest, leasing, other sources)

Districts

Total Male Female

TOTAL: BRAŞOV Municipality 2,026 1,425 601

NOUA-DÂRSTE 130 97 33

ASTRA 425 287 138 VALEA CETĂŢII 127 85 42

FLORILOR-CRĂITER 228 168 60 CENTRUL NOU 343 231 112

TRACTORUL 177 129 48 BARTOLOMEU NORD 137 99 38

BARTOLOMEU 172 131 41 CENTRUL VECHI 122 86 36

PRUND-SCHEI 53 34 19 TRIAJ-HĂRMAN 63 43 20

STUPINI 10 7 3 POIANA BRAŞOV 8 5 3

PLATFORMA INDUSTRIALA EST-ZIZIN 31 23 8

I.1.5. Education

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a) Pre-university education

The pre-university education in Brasov municipality is represented by several types of schools and levels and forms of education.

Education facilities, 2000-2003

2000 2001 2002 2003 Education facilities – total 124 121 121 121Kindergartens 63 60 60 60Primary and secondary (gymnasia) schools

29 29 29 29

High schools 26 26 26 26Post high schools 2 1 1 1Universities – total Of which:

4 5 5 5

Public Universities 2 2 2 2Private Universities 2 3 3 3

The pre-university education network for the school year 2003-2004 was comprised of 60 kindergartens, 2 general schools, 1 special school, 26 national colleges, high schools and school groups, of which: 10 theoretical high schools, 3 vocational schools (arts, sports, theological), 2 mixed theoretical and technological and/or vocational high schools, 11 school groups, 10 post-high-schools and 2 foreman schools. The professional and technical education available prepares students for the following specializations: financial and commercial activities, public administration, tourism, electrical technician, PC operator, mechanical processing, telecommunications, fashion design, leather industry, textile industry, electrical equipment, electrician, environmental protection, transport, public works in constructions, mechanic, technician for artistic techniques, operator of industrial robots, programmer, bank clerk, management assistant, tourist guide, technician in internal and international transport, railway agent, forestry technician, technician designer in car construction, medical assistant, foreman in civil, industrial and agricultural construction etc.

School population in Brasov municipality

School years 2000 2001 2002 2003 School population 77,160 75,962 73,375 71,389

% of residential population 24.9 24.7 25.7 24.9 Pre-school 6,505 6,415 6,504 6,769

% of school population 8.4 8.4 8.8 9.5 Primary and secondary

(gymnasia) 28,751 26,562 23,711 23,602

% of school population 37.3 34.9 32.3 33.1 High school 14,541 14,500 14,584 14,693

% of school population 18.8 19.1 19.9 20.6 Vocational, complementary and

apprentice 4,174 4,045 4,178 4,155

% of school population 5.4 5.3 5.7 5.8 Post high school and technical

foremen school 1,814 1,740 1,169 815


% of school population 2.4 2.3 1.6 1.1 University 21,375 22,700 23,229 21,355

% of school population 27.7 29.9 31.6 29.9 The population involved in academic study has been in continual decline in recent years. This is due to the low birth rate and the increase in the school absenteeism and abandonment.

Education staff:

Years 2000 2001 2002 2003

Education staff, of which:

4,715 4,816 4,595 4,557

- Pre-school 488 489 482 494 - Primary and secondary 1,715 1,808 1,670 1,650 - High school 1,521 1,435 1,315 1,311 - Post-high school and technical foremen school

55 46 63 30

- University 936 1,038 1,065 1,072 The total numbers of the teaching staff dropped by 3.4% in Brasov municipality between 2000-2003, while the number of students per teacher increased. The number of the teaching staff in pre-university education dropped, while the percentage of the trained staff increased, reaching 99% of the overall teaching staff in the municipality.

Average number of students per teacher:

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003

Pre-school 13.3 13.1 13.5 13.7 Primary and secondary 16.7 14.7 14.2 14.3 High school 9.6 10.1 11.1 11.2

Education equipment and facilities

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003

Classrooms and school cabinets 1,487 1,558 1,510 1,574 School laboratories 278 554 546 458 School workshops 155 153 142 116

b). University Education

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Infrastructure for Research and Development Sector

1) Research Centres at “Transylvania” University in Brasov

No. Abbreviation/ Name of the research unit

Field of research

Address/ contact Quality of infrastructure

1 CCMSP – Research Centre Design of

Mechanical Systems

2200 Braşov, Colina 1, University Hill

Tel: 068 472496 Fax: 068 472496

E-mail: [email protected]

Good. Intranet network

40 computers 2 graphic stations Silicon Graphics Internet online

500 m2

Hidropuls acquired in 2001 CAD-CATIA, NASTRAN etc

2 CCSPL – Research Centre for Production Tools and

Systems

Tools, devices, integrated production systems,

production technologies

and equipment, economic

engineering

5, Mihai Viteazul Str. Tel: 068 477113 Fax: 068 477113

E-mail:[email protected] [email protected]

Good

3

CC S D-eTInfo- Scientific Research Centre for

Information Technology Development

Machinery Construction Technology

Braşov, 5, Mihai Viteazu Str.. Tel/Fax: 21318

[email protected]

Good 2 laboratories, 200m2,

2 PC networks, 1 flexible cell CNC for turning, milling,

robot, software

4 CCSPL – Scientific Research Centre for Wood Processing

Wood Science and Engineering

1 Universităţii Str., 2200 Brasov

Tel/Fax: +40 268 415 315, E-mail: [email protected] Web:www.unitbv.ro/il/ccspl

Intranet network 120 computers and Internet on

line

500 m2

5

CES-PROMAT – Scientific Centre of Excellence

"Processing and Testing for materials with special

properties"

Material Research and

Testing

Chair of Technological Equipment and Science of

Materials, 2200 Braşov, 56, N.

Bălcescu, Tel/Fax: + 40 068 474098

E-mail: [email protected]

2 laboratories 50 m2

6

CESAMET – Scientific Centre of Excellence “Motor-

vehicles, thermal machinery and equipment”

Motor-vehicles, thermal

machinery and equipment

2200 Braşov, 29, Blvd. Eroilor Tel: +40 68 413000 int.173

Fax: +40 68 474761 E-mail: [email protected]

7 CESMA - Scientific Centre of

Excellence for Applied Mechanics

Applied Mechanics and Biomechanics

2200 Brasov, 29, Eroilor Blvd. Tel: 068 412921 int.171

095481100 095022130

Fax: 068 311500 E-mail: [email protected]

7 laboratories 540 m2

8 CVTC – Centre for Capitalisation and Transfer of

Measurement Systems

E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]


Competence Software Systems

9 OPTIM – Research Centre for optimisation of electric and electronic equipment

Electrical Engineering:

- electrotechnics,

- Automatic systems,

- Software systems

Brasov 5, M. Viteazu Str. Tel.0268.418836

E-mail: [email protected].

ro

Good Intranet Network 60

computers and Internet online 550 m2

8 laboratories.

10

Centre for Sustainable Development, Renewable

Energy Systems and Environment

Renewable Energy Sources

and Environment Management

Tel/fax: 0040 - 268 - 419010

e-mail: [email protected]

Under construction

11 Didactic and Research Bases

Faculty of Forests and Forestry Management

Silvicultura Forestry

management

Brasov, 1, Bethoven Str. Tel. 475705

[email protected]

Forest bases Management bases

Hunting bases

2) Other University centres

No. Abbreviation/ Name of the research unit

Scientific field of the research

Address/ contact Accreditation

1

Scientific Research Centre for Numerical Methods and Applications -

Academy Of Air Forces “Henri Coandă” Braşov

Fiability, tribology,

laser processing, materials’

technology

Braşov 160, M.

Viteazu Str., Tel. 423421

Branch of “Transylvania” University - Brasov

2 Faculty of Administration Sciences Braşov “Spiru Haret” University

Administration Sciences and Management

Tel. 420437 In development

Universities

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“TRANSILVANIA” University Braşov

Faculty Specialisation Number of students

Automotives 677 Process Equipment and Installations (U.T.I.A) 158 Mechanical Engineering (Applied Mechanics) 102

Mechatronics 120 Precision Mechanics 233

Machines and Equipment for Agriculture and Food Industry (M.A.) 80

Mechanical Engineering

Automotives (in English language) 66 TCM 372

Manufacturing Engineering (MU) 216 Machines and Production Systems (Un-conventional technologies and equipment). 76

Economic and Industrial Engineering (IMSP) 443 Industrial Robots 112

Aeronautical Engineering 117 Production 102

Industrial Design 160 Industrial Design (in English language) 76

Technological Engineering

Physics Engineering 23 Metal casting 36

Materials processing Engineering 98 Material Engineering (S.M.) 71

Welding Equipment and Technology 206 Industrial Environment Engineering and Protection 13

Economic Industrial Engineering 99

Materials Science and Engineering

Technological Equipment for Hot Metallurgical Processes (U.T.P.C.) 164 General Electro-techniques 239

Electro-mechanics 96 Electronics 313 Automatics 344

Telecommunications 33

Electrical Engineering and Computer

Science

Electrical Engineering and Computers 79 Siviculture; Forest Engineering Loagging 852

Installations for constructions 103 Silviculture and Forest

Engineering Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Engineering 160

Furniture and Wood Products 167 Wood Processing 532 Wood Industry

Wood Processing (in English language) 51 Mathematics 96

Mathematics - Physics 76 Mathematics – Computer Science 145

Computer Science 513

Mathematics and Computer Science

Computer Science – (in German language) 72


Physics - Chemistry 104 Physical Education

And Sport Physical Education And Sport 420

Romanian Language and Literature –Foreign Language and Literature (English, French, German and Hungarian) 580

Romanian Language and Literature - Topliţa 59 English Language and Literature – Romanian / French / German Language and Literature 157

Languages and Literatures

Applied Modern Languages 173 Marketing 281

Trade, Tourism and Service Economics 245 Accounting and Computer Science Applied to Economic Science 245

Finance and Banking 270 Management 243

International Business 244

Economic Science

Psychology - Pedagogy 206 Medicine General Medicine 432

Automotives 188 Technologies for precision mechanics 60

Optometry 61 Operation of machines and equipments 51

Materials’ Processing Technology 50 Industrial Design 56

Production Management and Administration 65 Materials and defectoscopy 62 Metallurgical Technologies 39

Applied Electronics 72 Quality Control and Metrology 66

Automation 67

Technical University College

Electric Energy Transport and Distribution 25 Wood Processing Technology 98

Cadastre 103 Techniques for Forest Cultivation 95

Forestry Technologies 97 Cinegetics 532

Environment Quality Control 46 Trade Economics (Trade and Commercial Units Management) 80

Banking Administration 72

Forestry, Economic and Computer

Science University College

Computer Science (Information Technology) 113 Primary-school teachers (English or French Language) 349

Preschool teachers – kindergarten 43 University College for

Pedagogy and Philology Librarianship (Librarian. – Museology) 93

Medical University College Medical-Surgical Emergences (Medical Assistants) 176

TOTAL 15,744 Other Universities in Brasov

UNIVERSITY FACULTIES AND PROFILES NUMBER of

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STUDENTS

European University “CONSTANTIN DRĂGAN”

Faculty of Law Faculty of Economic Science

- profile: Finance - Banking

1,000

University “GEORGE BARIŢIU”

Faculty of Law - profile: Judicial Sciences

Faculty of Economic Sciences - Economic profile with specialisations:

a) Accounting and Computer Science Applied to Economic Science b) Trade, Tourism and Service Economics

Faculty of Physical Education And Sport - profile: Physical Education and Sport

3,973

University “SEXTIL PUŞCARIU”

Faculty of Economic Sciences Faculty of Management

Faculty of Social and Political Science

1,000

University “DIMITRIE CANTEMIR”

Faculty of Finance, Banking and Accounting Faculty of International Business

1,380

University “SPIRU HARET”

Faculty of Management Accounting and Computer Science Applied to Economic Science

Faculty of Judicial and Administrative Science Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology

1,300

Air Force Academy “HENRI COANDĂ”

Specialisation: “Organisation’s Management” - profile: air force navigators and non-navigators

- profile: artillery and soil-air rockets - profile: radiolocation - profile: methodology

180

University – Public Sector - Number of Universities: 2 - Number of Faculties: 17 - Registered students: 15,067 persons, of which: - Day Education: 13,772 persons - Non-attendance: 233 persons - Open and Distance Learning: 1,062 persons Universities – Private Sector - Number of Universities: 5 - Number of faculties: 14 - Registered students: 7,633 persons, of which: - Day Education: 5,178 persons - Non: attendance: 2,455 persons - Open and Distance Learning: 0 persons

I.1.6. Culture and Arts

Brasov area has old cultural traditions where occidental and oriental values have mixed over the centuries due to population dynamics and commercial connections with the whole of Europe.

Most of the cultural institutions are concentrated in this area and are only accessible to a part of the county inhabitants.


The following musical institutes and theatres are found in the municipality: The “Sica Alexandrescu” Theatre, The “Arlechino” children’s theatre, the Brasov Opera and Philharmonic.

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003

Number of theatres and musical institutions 4 4 4 4 Number of libraries 99 97 90 ...

Number of public libraries 1 1 1 1 Number of radio subscriptions 69,847 105,617 48,870 ... Number of TV subscriptions 70,465 71,456 71,076 ...

I.1.7. Social Assistance

Social canteens

2000 2001 2002 2003

Canteens- number 2 2 3 3

Canteen capacity –places 350 350 370 370

Canteen beneficiaries – persons 350 347 358 361

Logistics and social care providers

I. Institutions: 1) The Department for the protection of child rights – Str. Iuliu Maniu 2) The State Inspectorate for persons with handicaps – Str. Tudor Vladimirescu 33 3) The social canteen – Boulev 15 November 11 ?? 4) The shelter for the elderly – Str. C-tin Lacea 39 5) Bluemenan shelter for the elderly – Str. Ioan Cantacuzino 4 6) “Sun House” Complex – Poiana Soarelui 1 7) The placement centre – Str. Apullum 3 II. NGOs 1) The Catharsis Association – Str. Toamnei no. 16 2) The Association for the rights of the mentally handicapped – Str. 13 December no. 125 3) Pro Educatione Association – Str. Moldovei no. 2 4) Non-Profit Association “Children’s Future” – Str. Molidului no. 11, bl. B15, ap. 15 5) The Humanitarian Association “For You” – Str. Gladiolelor, no. 7 6) The Charity Association for supporting persons with sensory deficiencies – Str. Aurel Vlaicu no. 26B 7) The Humanitarian Foundation “Solidarity” – Str. Dobrogea no. 27 8) The “Family Help” Association – Blvd. Muncii no. 12, bl. E17, ap.1

Category of disadvantaged

persons Identified needs Existing services Necessary services NGO/Institution

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Need to supplement family resources: financial, educational, social

DGPDC Braşov School Association “New Life Centre” day centre for disadvantaged children and with failure to get their remove (food, material support provided to the families) Children’s Hospital Police County Inspectorate – Community Police

Day Centres in schools - Transylvania University - Teachers House - Catharsis Association - Police County Inspectorate – Community Police - School Inspectorate (scholarships) - County Centre for Psycho-pedagogical Assistance - Department for Social Assistance

Children

Education for children with relationship disabilities;

Special School Hospice

Day Centre (School/preschool) Special school for deaf children

Association of Deaf persons Police County Inspectorate School Inspectorate County Centre for Psycho-pedagogical Assistance Catharsis Association

Children with behavioural disorders

Integration/socializing Attending the normal public schools

Special teachers School councillors DGPDC Braşov

Experts network Medical-social services Special centres

Catharsis Association - County Centre for Psycho-pedagogical Assistance Special School

Emotional and physical abused children

Security Psychological support, family environment

DGPDC Braşov Alternative Step Children Hospital Police County Inspectorate

Shelter, specialists network Counselling, Media Campaigns for parents and children

Catharsis Association - County Centre for Psycho-pedagogical Assistance Counselling activities – school psychologist

Abandoned children

Shelter, education “Refugiu" Foundation Volunteers for games

Street children Security, psychical support “New Life Centre” DGPDC Braşov Children Hospital Police County Inspectorate

Specialists network Day Centre Counselling

Police County Inspectorate

Young persons aged over 18, that lived the social institutions

Socializing, security, acquiring life habit

Charitable Samaritan Scut Alternative Step DGPDC Braşov

- Social dwellings - Counselling - Vocational courses

Catharsis Association

Delinquent children

Financial support Put to school Re-socializing Security

Court Braşov DGPDC Braşov Police County Inspectorate

Youth Club Counselling Specialists network Support network

Catharsis Association Police County Inspectorate School Inspectorate

Teenagers Relationship, Programmes for spare time, Personal identification

Department for Sports and Youth, Club “New Life Centre”

Club Family re-integration

Catharsis Association School Inspectorate

Families with low income

Dwellings Work places Financial support Health promotion

AJOFM DSS Braşov – Social canteen Material support for single-parent families, social dwellings

Social dwellings Increased number of places in the social canteens. Counselling

Local Council DSS


Young married persons

Security Dwellings

ANL Social dwellings

Victims of domestic violence

Security Support Counselling

Alternative Step House of Hope

Shelter Catharsis Association Police County Inspectorate

Single parent families

Additional income Security

Additional financial support D.S.S. Braşov

Financial support Medical-social counselling

Catharsis Association

Persons with disabilities (physical, mental, children/adults)

Socializing, Social integration / re-integration Home school for un-displaceable children Special Schools for children with auditory-visual disabilities Professional insertion

Scut, DSS, Sun Flower, Pro Vita Deaf Association AJOFM, Special School Braşov, School Inspectorate

- Day Centres Complex home care Family type residential centre for adults - Legal, financial and psychological advice Special classes for children with auditory-visual deficiencies Teachers network for home teaching

Deaf Association Catharsis Association – Day Centre

Families with disabled persons

Socializing, catharsis, support Deaf Association (counselling), DSS, Pilot Centre

Support Group Respite Centre Family education

Catharsis Association – Support Group

Incurable patients in terminal phase

Home care, psychical support, improvement of life quality

Hospice “House of Hope” Orthodox Church -Home Care Service

Day Centre

Old persons Socializing, financial and medical security, home care

D.S.S. Braşov County Hospital Social canteen Furniture

Day Centres in the districts Residential centre (opening of the Noua centre) Development of medical-social centres Orthodox Church Old persons Shelter

Catharsis Association Police County Inspectorate

Homeless persons

Dwellings, Counselling, Work Places

Centre for homeless persons

Persons addicted to drugs and alcohols

Support after detox DGPDC Braşov Red Croce Prevention Centre County Hospital Detox

Day Centre Detox centre Specialists network for support post cure

Catharsis Association Police County Inspectorate

NGOs’ needs Existing services Necessary services NGO/Institution intending to be involved

Establishment of an NGO Association (Forum)

Community network on social field (network

development and efficient collaboration)

FAST “Hope House”

Specific training for specialists

Financing Development of

volunteering programmes

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Professionals (professional training, specialisation,

Catharsis) Support Group

Training lectures

Association Catharsis –Support Group

Teachers’ House County Centre for Psycho-

Pedagogical Assistance

I.1.8. Health

The medical services available in Brasov municipality aim to promote health and ensure medical assistance for the population, including recoveries and palliative care. Brasov municipality has a population of 284,596 inhabitants, of which 136,981 are male and 147,615 are female. The birth rate between 1994 and 2003 in the municipality was constantly below the country level. The mortality rate (graphic no. 2) between 1994 and 2003 is increasing slightly, though Brasov county has constantly had values lower than those for the country. The last 5 years show that Brasov county had the smallest general mortality rate among all the counties in Romania.

Graphic no. 2

The natural growth (graphic no. 3), which became negative at country level as well as county level in Brasov, has higher values in the county and municipality compared with the country; however, this is a consequence of a lower mortality rate and not a higher birth rate.

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

General mortality in Romania and Brasov municipality, 1994-2003

Country leve l 11.7 12 12.7 12.4 12 11.8 11.4 11.6 12.4

Brasov municip. 7.84 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.2 8.3 8.1 8.1 8.4 8.7

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Year

General mortality rate

-3

-2.5

-2

-1.5

-1

-0.5

0

Natural growth in Romania and Brasov municipality, 1994 - 2003

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Year

Natural growth/1000 inh.


Graphic no.3 The infant mortality rate (graphic no.4) has constantly been one of the lowest in the country. Nevertheless the data could be influenced by the phenomena of migration towards the counties of origin following the decrease in labour demand in Brasov, where infant deaths are declared according to registered residence.

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5

10

15

20

25

Rom an ia 23,9 21,2 22, 3 22 20,5 18, 6 18,6 18,4 17, 3

Bras ov 11,9 11,1 16, 4 17,2 14,6 15, 6 14,7 11,4 12, 7 11,5

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

In fa n t m o rta li ty in Ro m a n ia a nd B ra s o vm u n ic ip a l i ty , 1 9 9 4 - 2 0 0 3

I n f a nt il e m or t ali t y r at e

Ye a r

Graphic no. 4

In conclusion: the demographic indicators, showing a negative birth rate and an increasing death rate with overall negative natural growth, produces the image of an aging population with a high number of elderly in the future.

This means that our strategic objectives must include prophylaxis sanatoria/curative services for the psychiatric and somatic pathology specific to this category that aims at curing cardiovascular and tumour related problems. The objectives must also include social-medical services, including home and community care. The hierarchy of the first medical causes of the death:

- diseases of the cardio-vascular apparatus 42% (1,474 cases) - neoplasm 19% (676 cases) - diseases of the digestive tract 7% (250 cases)

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- accidents 6% (193 cases) - diseases of the respiratory apparatus 5% (165 cases) - other causes 21% (720 cases)

M ortali ty a cco rd ing to top 5 c aus es of dea th in B ras ov in20 03 , %

N e o pla s m s1 9%

C ircu l ato ry t ra c t dis e a s e s4 2%R e s pi rator y tra ct dis e as e s

5 %

O th e r cau s e s2 1 %

D ig e s t iv e t ra ct dis e as e s7%

The order of the causes of death is similar to that at national and European level.

Morbidity statistics A number of 295,265 medical problems were recorded in 2003 by family doctors in Brasov municipality, meaning 1,040 cases per 1,000 inhabitants. The first 5 causes are:

- diseases of the respiratory tract – 151,880 cases - diseases of the digestive tract – 22,538 cases - diseases of the genital-urinary tract – 20,378 cases - diseases of the skin and the hypodermic tissue – 19,946 cases - diseases of bones, articulations, muscles and conjunctive tissue – 18,866 cases - other diseases – 61,657 cases

Accidents 6%

Morbidity by top 5 causes of death in Brasov, 2003, %

Respiratory tract diseases 51%

Skin diseases 7%

Gyn-urinary tract diseases7%

Other causes 21%

Osseous-articular system diseases 6%

Digestive tract diseases8%


Facilities and infrastructure in the medical sector for Brasov municipality There are 6 hospitals that provide a number of 10.1 beds per 1,000 inhabitants (compared with 6.2‰ at county level). This situation is possible due to the existence of specialized field such as Oncology, Plastic Surgery, Child Surgery and Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery. These hospitals are: - The County Clinical Emergency Hospital – 1,261 beds - The Clinical Hospital for Obstetrics Gynaecology “Dr. Ioan Sbarcea”- 320 beds - The Clinical Hospital for Children - 290 beds - The Psychiatry and Neurology Hospital – 705 beds - The Hospital for Infectious Diseases – 110 beds - The Pneumo-ftisiology Hospital – 185 beds Human resources in the health sector, Brasov municipality There are 159 family doctors working in Brasov of a total of 351 in the whole county; Brasov has 1,747 inhabitants per family doctor, compared with 1,688 citizens/doctor at county level. There are also 240 dentists working in the municipality from a total of 310 in the county; there are also 71 pharmacies with 15 chemists out of 253 in the entire county.

I.2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND TOURISM

I.2.1. Environmental protection

Water

Water sources

The existence of multiple sources of water in the municipality – at surface and underground level – ensures great flexibility in consumer drinking water supply.

The water sources come under the administration of the “National Administration Apele Romane - NAAR”. The local operator, the Company “Apa” R.A. buys and processes rough water from the patrimony of the NAAR.

Water supply sources:

Currently, the Company APA R.A. Brasov uses three sources of water:

a) Răcădău: 20 l/s which supplies the Racadau tank;

b) Solomon: (Valea cu apă, Putredă) 50 l/s which supplies the Solomon tank;

c) Ciucaş: 60-120 l/s which supplies the Pleasa tank.

These sources represent the initial water supply of Brasov Fortress, their contribution to the current supply system being marginal.

Tarlung reservoir

Situated 25 km SE of Brasov, the dam at Tarlung was built in 1975 on the Tarlung river by the National Administration Apele Romane, which currently maintains and exploits it. The catchment basin of the reservoir has a surface area of 180 km2, a current useful capacity of 18 million m3, a constant maximum exploitation flow of 1,700 l/s – 147,000m3/day- 53.6 mil. m3/year. In order to increase the capacity of the reservoir to 25 mil. m3 and the permanent exploitation flow to 2,100 l/s it was decided to raise the dam by 5m. The reservoir at Tarlung represents an economic source compared with the other sources exploited downstream that need pumping systems.

For this reason, the water from Tarlung reservoir is given priority for use, the underground waters being considered complementary sources.

Underground waters

The underground waters that supply Brasov mainly come from 2 intake fronts:

A – Harman – Prejmer intake front, situated NE of Brasov, belongs to the Autonomus Administration for Land Reclamations (AALR) in the trust of the Ministry for Agriculture. This intake front was originally dedicated to drainage works. In 1985, when the

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Tarlung river dried up, these drillings started being used for the water supply of Brasov. Currently, the intake area has the same supply function and is administrated by AALR, which sells the caught and pumped water to the Company APA R.A. Brasov. The intake front comprises 4 wells of 40 m in depth; the wells are equipped with submersible pumps with a capacity of 50 l/s each, with a maximum global potential of 2,000 l/s for the intake front in general.

B – the intake front Sanpetru belongs to the company Apa R.A. Brasov. It comprises 30 wells that work at 150 m depth, controlled from the pumping station Rulmentul, with a total capacity of 940 l/s.

C – the intake front from the vicinity of the pumping station from Magurele supplies the Poiana Brasov tourist resort. The company APA R.A. Brasov exploits 3 wells with a flow of 60 l/s.

Air Air Quality

Air quality is a basic condition of high living standards for the population. The air quality in Brasov municipality is mainly affected by the intense and continuously increasing traffic, by the stationary sources and the weather conditions specific to a depression area with low air circulation.

Air quality is monitored by a network belonging to the Environmental Protection Agency in Brasov, which includes: - measurement points for average concentrations over the long term (24h) with daily frequency for the gaseous pollutants NH3, NO2, SO2, etc; - monitoring points for suspended particles by long term measurements with weekly frequency; - sampling points for suspended particles PM10; - sampling points for settled particles, monthly measurements; - monitoring/sampling points for rainfall.

An analysis of samples and interpretation of the results for the period 2001-2004 lead to the following conclusions:

a) For the sulphur dioxide indicator, the values of the annual average concentrations recorded in the sampling points, compared with the annual CMA of 0.060 mg/m3 (24h), according to STAS 12574/1987, did not exceed the average values, although some of the maximum daily values recorded are higher than the annual average.

2001 2002 2003 2004

Sampling point average max average max average max average max

Laboratory of Environmental Protection Agency Braşov 0.019 0.088 0.030 0.092 0.027 0.105 0.037 0.094

SC TAMIV SA 0.042 0.116 0.034 0.097 0.031 0.111 0.033 0.076

b) For the nitrogen dioxide the annual average values recorded, compared with the annual CMA of 0.040 mg/m3 (24h), according to STAS 12574/1987, did not exceed the annual average values since 2001, although some of the maximum daily values are higher than the average annual value.

2001 2002 2003 2004

Sampling point Average max average max average max average max


SC TAMIV SA 0.052 0.098 0.025 0.081 0.022 0.047 0.031 0.068

c) For the ammonia indicator, the values of the annual average concentrations recorded in the sampling points, as well as the maximum daily values, compared with the annual CMA of 0.100 mg/m3 (24h), are, according to STAS 12574/1987, under the admissible value.


Sampling point 2001 2002 2003 2004

average max average max average max average max


SC TAMIV SA 0.063 0.098 0.057 0.098 0.068 0.099 0.045 0.078

d) For the suspended particles, the average annual values, compared with the annual CMA of 0.075 mg/m3, according to STAS 12574/ 1987, have a systematic exceeding of the annual average as well as the daily maximum values.

2001 2002 2003 2004 Sampling point



e) For the settled particles indicator, the average annual values recorded in the sampling points, compared with the annual CMA of 17 g/m2 * month, there are exceeding varying with the location of the sampling point, in the areas with activities that generate settled particles.

2001 2002 2003 2004 Sampling point



Railway Depot 11.263 15.884 14.280 18.772 13.206 14.549 12.907 15.761

SC “Răsăritul” SA 45.92 228.15 24.802 40.432 21.562 30.867 18.623 26.821

SC “PRESCON” SA - Stejeriş 16.606 37.544 24.499 45.342 20.051 34.840 16.095 23.115

Precipitations – Sampling point APM Brasov Lab The values of the concentrations for the indicators analysed in the period 2001-2004 show a slightly acid character and the presence of substances dissolved in the precipitation, which are present in the atmosphere.

2001 2002 2003 2004

Indicator Max. concentrati

on

Average concentrati

on

Max. concentrati

on

Average concentrati

on

Max. concentrati

on

Average concentrati

on

Max. concentrati

on

Average concentrati

on

Quantity (l/m2) 14,250 9,578 193,3 60,71 97,8 41,78 110,8 57,75

pH 6,646 6,191 6,809 6,019 5,961 6,606 6,349 5,817

Conductivity 114,86 88,973 191,3 106,6 171,0 94,8 229,8 142,47

Residuum fix 71,72 55,51 119,4 66,61 106,9 59,2 113,75 70,44

Acidity 0,892 0,756 0,962 0,718 0,924 0,622 0,873 0,658

Chlorides 3,382 2,882 4,25 2,815 4,13 2,48 4,18 3,13

The substances and gas emissions in the atmosphere, with impact on the ozone layer and the atmosphere, are monitored on location at all significant businesses. The values are calculated using the CORIN AIR methods and enter a database at APM Brasov. Air quality, 2002-2003

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The comfort and health of the population in relation to the health of the environment in the inhabited areas is good, unlike in other counties and unlike in preceding years; no significant increase was recorded for the representative diseases such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and I.A.C.R.S. :

Year Chronic bronchitis Asthma I.A.C.R.S.

2002 578 452 70401

2003 710 680 83660

Noise

The APM Lab monitors noise levels in Brasov municipality at 28 points, especially in the big crossroads of the town. The following values were recorded:

- the crossroads Calea Bucuresti – str. Poienelor (max. 101.6 dB)

- the crossroads Garii Boulev – Victoria Boulev (max 104.4 dB)

- the crossroads 13 December Str. – Grivita Boulev (max 102.1 dB)

- the crossroads Harmanului Str. – Alexandru Vlahuta Str. (max 100.4 dB).

In Brasov municipality (monitored for sound pollution produced by road traffic) the maximum admissible values under the current STAS have been exceeded as a consequence of the town’s position in the middle of the country the consequent large number of vehicles. Brasov does not have a ring road. Investigations carried out among the population pointed out that the population is not aware of the increase in street background noise, due to the

simultaneous increase of interior background noise and noise around living areas.

“Really clean” residential areas are very few in Brasov municipality, and there is no pressure from urban traffic in these areas.

Major pollution sources and critical areas causing damage to the environment

In terms of atmospheric pollution in Brasov, it is considered that there are no critical pollution sources or areas for the following indicators: sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ammonia, suspended particles and settled particles.

Nevertheless, there are businesses that generate, through their activities, large quantities of atmospheric pollutants, such as:

- suspended particles and settled particles (“Fareb”, “Temelia” and “Prescon”, the last two own the quarries “Răsăritul” and “Stejeriş”, “C.E.T. Braşov”);

- chemical pollutants: NH3, NO2, SO2 (“Roman”, “C.E.T. Braşov” and “Tractorul”.

- pollutants from fuel burning process: mobile polluting sources (road traffic – CO; hydrocarbons (HC); NOx, SOx; particles and lead.

Waste management

Waste generation Quantity of generated waste

Waste Code 1998

(tons) 1999

(tons) 2000

(tons) 2001 (tons)

2002 (tons)

1 Municipal and assimilable waste from commerce, industry, institutions, of

which: 20 15 01 216,023 225,599 227,646 229,361 253,117


Waste Code 1998

(tons) 1999

(tons) 2000

(tons) 2001 (tons)

2002 (tons)

1.1 Unselected municipal waste, collected

from the population 20 03 01

118,556 120,591 123,288 125,675 128,851

1.2. Unselected municipal assimilable waste

collected from commerce, industry, institutions

20 03 01

37,230 38,572 40,689 42,400 43,060

Municipal and assimilable waste selectively collected (exclusive

construction and demolition waste), of which:

20 01 15 01

11,979

19,276

16,975

15,699

26,905

- Paper and cardboard 20 01 01 15 01 01

324 399 412 415 5,304

- glass 20 01 02 15 01 07

- plastic materials 20 01 39 15 01 02

- metals 20 01 40 15 01 04

11,655 18,877 16,563 15,284 21,601

- wood 20 01 38 15 01 03

- biodegradable

20 01 08

1.3.

- others 20 01 15 01

1.4. Voluminous waste 20 03 07

1.5. Waste from gardens and parks 20 02 792 1,343 1,250 1,283 5,418

1.6. Waste from markets 20 03 02 797 771 683 450 2,553

1.7. Street waste 20 03 03 4,690 5,461 7,371 7,675 10,655

1.8. Generated and not-collected waste * 20 01 15 01

41,979 39,585 37,390 36,449 35,675

2 Sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plant, of which: 19 08 05 1,494 2,782 4,641 16,896 23,146

2.1 Quantity put into good use (dry)** 19 08 05 - - - - -

2.2 Stored quantity (dry) ** 19 08 05 1,494 2,782 4,641 1,6896 23,146

3 Waste from constructions and demolitions, of which: 17 5,739 6,140 8,618 10,818 20,300

3.1 Inert waste - - - - -

3.2 Medley waste 5,739 6,140 8,618 10,818 20,300

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Waste Code 1998

(tons) 1999

(tons) 2000

(tons) 2001 (tons)

2002 (tons)

TOTAL generated waste

223,256 234,521 240,905 257,075 296,563

Waste generation data

Waste generation data

Municipal and assimilable waste

(kg/inh.year)

Sludge from municipal wastewater treatment

plant (kg/inh.year)

Waste from constructions and

demolitions (kg/inh.year)

Total waste (kg/inh.year)

1998 341.1 2.35 9.0 352.6 1999 357.6 4.41 9.7 371.8

2000 362.1 7.38 13.7 383.2 2001 366.0 26.9 17.2 410.3

2002 430.2 39.3 34.5 504.0 Average composition of municipal waste collected from the population in 2002

Urban area Rural area Proportioned average *

Waste composition Percentage

(%)

Quantity

(tons/year)

Quantity

(kg. /inh. year)

Percentage

(%)

Quantity

(tons/year)

Quantity

(kg/inh.year)

Percentage

(%)

Packaging waste - paper and cardboard

11 15,352 35.2 7 1,480 9.6 10

Packaging waste - glass

6 8,374 19.2 4 846 5.5 5.4


Packaging waste - metals

3 4,186.9 9.6 2 423 2.7 2.8

Packaging waste – plastic

8 11,165.2 25.6 8 1,692 11.0 8.0

Packaging waste – wood

3 4,186.9 9.6 4 846 5.5 3.2

Biodegradable waste

53 73,969.4 169.9 67 14,167 92.4 56.6

Recyclable waste, other than

packaging, of which:

16 22,330.4 51.3 8 1,692 11.0 14

- paper and cardboard

- metals

Other

TOTAL 100% 139,589 320.4 100% 21,146 137.7 100%

Waste collection and transport

SANITATION ACTIVITY

Sanitation service providers – general data (2002)

Name Address

Comprest SRL 13, V.Tepes Str. Ecorom SRL 13, V.Tepes Str. Cibin SRL 28B, Prunului Str. Vectra Service SRL Carierei Str.

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Equipment for collection of general municipal waste owned by sanitation operators (2002)

Operator Recipient Type Number Capacity

[m3]

Number of annual

emptyings

Total volume [m3]/1000

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5=2*3*4)

Metallic recipients 3,450 0.1 248,400 85,698

Plastic recipients

174 6,010

92 1,363

0.08 0.12 0.14 0.24

12,528 99,272 6,624

98,136

174.3 71,594.9

85.3 32,102.2

Containers 248 4 17856 17713.1

Comprest SA Ecorom SRL

Others 1,442 1.1 103,824 164,685.6

Cibin SRL

Plastic recipients Euro-recipients

Containers Others

10

40 180 120

0.12

0.24 4

0.12

840

2,880 12,960 8,640

1.0

27.6 9,331.2 124.4

Vectra Service SRL

Plastic Recipients Containers

100

124 6

60 10 4

0.12

0.24 0.6 1.1 4

24

7710

6425 514

2,056 1,285 771

925

1,542 308

2,262 5,140 12.3

Equipment for collection of selected municipal waste owned by sanitation operators (2002)

Waste collection progress

Indicator 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Collected quantity of municipal and assimilable waste / Total Generated quantity of municipal and assimilable waste *

0.79 0.81 0.82 0.83 0.84

Quantity of selectively collected municipal and assimilable waste / Total Collected quantity of municipal and assimilable waste **

0.07 0.1 0.09 0.08 0.13

Number of inhabitants that benefit from sanitation services / Total number of inhabitants

0.69 0.67 0.66 0.68 0.67

Quantity of collected waste (kg/inh.year) 264.9 282.9 287.8 293.3 337.9

Equipment of sanitation operators for municipal waste transport (2002)

Sanitation Operator Means of Transport


Type Number Capacity (m³)

COMPREST S.A. Ecorom SRL Brasov

Auto-compactor Containers transporters Tip-up truck

11 5 5

12 4 4

CIBIN S.R.L. Brasov Auto-compactor Containers transporters Tractor with trailer Tip-up truck Others

3 2 3 2 2

18 4 4 9 18

VECTRA SERVICE Zarnesti

Auto-compactor Containers transporters Tractor with trailer Dump truck Tip-up truck Others

4 4 1 4 2 3

18.24 4 6 6 9 3

Transfer stations – not existent in the municipality

Waste Treatment for recycling or disposal Composting – non existent Mechanical and biological treatment - non existent Sorting – not existent Waste processing for recycling

Name of Operator Address Location Equipment Environmental permit

Designed capacity tons/year

Processed waste Obs.

REMAT Brasov

Str. Timisul Sec no.1 Brasov

Package Pressing machines Hydraulic Pressing machines Hydraulic Scissors Others

yes 150,000

Paper Ferrous metals

Non-ferrous metals

-

Processing station Processed waste Quantity of processed waste – 2002

Remat Brasov Paper

Ferrous metals Non-ferrous metals

751 68,832 5,185

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Thermal treatment – not needed Waste depositing

This subchapter will present the waste disposal methods by describing the existing deposits and the annual quantities deposited

Waste deposits – general data for 2002

Owner Operator Location Service area

Licence(Yes/ No)

Distance from surface water

(km)

Distance from

inhabited area (km)

Type /Arrangements*

Year of opening /closure

Planned surface

(ha)

Design capacity

(m3)

Brasov City Hall

Comprest SA Brasov-Triaj

Brasov- Zizin

Brasov, Bod, Ghimbav

No

No

0.01

0.02

0,6

1,5

B/N

B/N

1950/ 2003 1975/ 2003

7

15

1,800,000

2,500,000

Stored waste quantities

Quantity of stored waste

Deposit 1998 (tones/year)

1999 (tones/ year)

2000 (tones/ year)

2001 (tones/year)

2002 (tones/year)

Available capacity in

2002 (m3)

Urban landfill Brasov

94,001 95,887 103,383 109,551 119,469 -

I.2.2. Tourism

Brasov municipality (which includes the city of Brasov and Poiana Brasov) represents one of the most important and frequently visited areas in terms of tourism due to its great variety of tourist attractions. The vast tourist activity in the area was determined by several factors: the natural tourist potential, as Brasov municipality is situated at the foot of imposing mountains, with protected flora and fauna, natural forest and grassland reservations, a health spa and ideal conditions for winter sports.

Another decisive factor for tourist activity is represented by the cultural and historical patrimony of

the municipality that also has touristic value. Among these there are:

1) The Black Church – the biggest construction in gothic style in Romania. The name was given to the Lutheran Evangelic Church in Brasov, after the big fire of 1689. The smoke and flames blackened the walls but could not destroy the grandeur of the edifice. The Black Church, with a length of 89 m, is the biggest religious building between Vienna and Istanbul. The construction of the church began in 1383, in the time of Vicar Thomas Sander and lasted until 1477. From the 2 towers originally planned for the Western facade of the church, only the Southern tower was built, with a height of 65 m. The big fire in 1689 destroyed the roof and the interior. Restoration lasted almost 100 years, during which time the 20m tall roof was built. As a consequence of the restoration works from the 18th century, the interior partially lost its gothic style. The


organ of the Black Church – one of the biggest in South-Eastern Europe – is renowned for its beautiful sounds. With approximately 400 pipes, the organ was built between 1836 and 1839 by Buchholz of Berlin.

2) Bartolomeu Church – the oldest historical monument of Brasov, dating from 1223 and built in Roman style.

3) St. Nicholas Church – is situated in the old part of the city – Scheii Brasovului – and dates from the 14th-16th centuries. The building was built on the location of a small wooden church mentioned in documents at the end of the 14th century. The hospodars from Moldavia and Walachia contributed to reshaping and enlarging the church. A valuable ensemble of wall paintings from the 18th century and other remarkable old Romanian art works are kept here. The church also holds the tomb of Nicolae Titulescu. In the churchyard there is the Museum of the First Romanian School. The building of the museum is a historical monument and dates to the 15th century. The Museum includes: “The Anton Pann Classroom”, “The printer press of deacon Coresi”, the “Book-national unity factor” hall, “Andrei Saguna Highschool”. The complex also includes The “Ex Libris” Museum, The Museum of Youth in Brasov (ethnographic objects, costumes, paintings, icons), Stefan Mironescu Museum, The Historical Archive and Library. The first time the Romanian language was taught officially in Romania was in 1559 at the Scheii Brasovului school.

4) Hirscher House (or The Merchants’ House) – is a construction in Renaissance style, built between 1541 and 1547 by Appolonia Hirscher, the widow of the famous “Judge” of Brasov. It is the most important among the civil constructions built in the 16th century in Brasov. The house is formed by 2 pavilions separated by an interior garden. Fires in 1689 and 1699 damaged the construction.

5) Behind the Walls – a part of the fortified mediaeval wall of Brasov.

6) The Old Fortress of Brasov – a fortified construction built in wood and stones, currently home to a restaurant.

7) The Weavers’ Bastion – situated to the SW of Brasov Fortress, it is the best preserved of the 7 bastions of the fortress.

8) The White Tower – located on Straja Hill, 59 m from the walls of Brasov Fortress. It was built in 1494, in a closed semi-circular shape, with ramparts, orifices and pipes, crenels and galleries on the inside. This tower was part of the defence system outside the walls of the fortress. It can be seen today, on the route to Poiana Brasov.

9) The Black Tower – is located on a cliff and was built, like the White Tower, in 1494 on Straja Hill, in front of the Blacksmith Bastion. The tower has 3 multi-stage galleries with 3 rows of attack openings and a connection system with Brasov Fortress.

10) Muresenilor House – was established in 1968 after the donation made by the successors of Muresanu family. The Museum is dedicated to the memory of several members of this family with great merits in the cultural and political life of their time.

11) Schei Gate – built in the beginning of the 19th century in Classical style.

12) The Gate of Ecaterina – built in 1559, is the only mediaevel gate preserved. It was defended by the tailors’ guild. Still preserved are the tower with its turrets and the city’s emblem, in Renaissance style (16th century). The gate was one of the main access routes to the Fortress.

13) Counsel House – this was first mentioned in a document in 1420. From an architectural point of view, the building represents a mix of the Gothic, Renassaince and the Baroque styles. For centuries it was the administrative and judicial headquarters of the city. It currently hosts the History Museum of Brasov County.

14) The County History Museum – hosted by the building of the old Town Hall, dating to the 15th century, based on the collections of the German Museum of Barsa country and the collections of ASTRA Museum, the museum preserves rich archaeological collections.

15) The Art Museum – originally founded in the Town Hall, it was relocated in 1970 to a building from the 20th century and it holds Romanian art: wood and glass paintings, old portraits, works from the 19th century (Gheorghe Tattarescu, Theodor Aman, Sava Hentia, Constantin Lecca, Nicolae Grigorescu), 36 works by Ioan Andreescu, sculptures by Cornel

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Medrea, Ion Jalea, Ion Irimescu, Dimitrie Paciurea; universal ornamental art.

16) The Ethnography Museum – built in 1902 and renovated in 1979. The building hosted the following: dance classes, a culture house for students, a printing house and later a museum where folk art is exhibited: ceramics, glassware from the 18th-19th century, folk costumes and textiles, glass icons, metal, leather etc. The collection comprises 13,600 objects, dating between the 17th and 10th centuries, representing the following areas: Barsa country, Bran, Rupea, Fagaras country, Hartibaciului Valley.

Well-known for its tourist value in all seasons, Brasov municipality had, in 2004, 85 accommodation facilities, of which 26 are hotels, 26 are pensions, 19 bungalows, 10 villas, 2 chalets, a camp site and a holiday village.

The accommodation capacity in 2004 was 1,580,374 places, 5.6% up on 2003.

From the overall tourist accommodation capacity, 72.85% is hotels, 9.66% pensions, 7.90% camp sites, 4.41% villas, 2.56% bungalows, 1.78% chalets and 0.83% holiday villages.

The number of tourists using accommodation facilities in 2004 was 217,342, of which 139,972 were Romanian (64.4%) and 77,370 foreign tourists (35.6%).

Compared with 2003, the number of tourist increased by 17.7%: 12.5% Romanian and 28.4% foreign tourists.

Tourists in hotels in 2004 represented 80.7% of the total number of tourists using accommodation facilities.

The number of nights stayed in accommodation facilities in 2004 was 478,568, of which 299,772 were Romanian tourists (62.6%) and 178,796 were foreign tourists (37.4%).

Compared with 2003, the number of nights spent increased by 10.3% (2.5% more Romanian tourists and 26.4% foreign tourists)

Out of the total number of nights spent, 397,544 were in hotels (83,1%), 247,800 by Romanian tourists and 149,744 by foreign tourists.

0 10 20 30 40 50

Hotels

Villas

Chalets

Camping

Holiday village

Bungalows

Pensions

Accommodation capacity in Brasov and Poiana Brasov

2004

Brasov Poiana Brasov

70 80 90 10060


The index for net use of the tourist accommodation capacity in 2004 was 30.2% (34.4% for hotels, 26.0% for pensions, 20.5% for holiday villages, 19.5% for villas, 2.55% for camping, 12.9% for bungalows and 7.5% for chalets.

30.234.4

19.5

7.5

14.020.5

12.9

26.0

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35 %

Brasov Hotels Villas Chalets Camp sites Holiday

villagesBungalows Pensions

Index of net lodging capacity use in 2004

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

60% 70% 80% 90%

100%

Hotels Villas Chalets Camping Holiday village

Bungalows Pensions

Romanian and foreign tourists as a proportion of total nights spent

Brasov Municipality, 2004

Romanian tourists Foreign tourists

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The average period of stay in 2004 for all accommodation types was 2.2 days, a value exceeded by the periods of stay for holiday villages (3.7 days), tourist chalets (3.7 days) and bungalows (2.6 days).

The number of legal entities running accommodation facilities in 2004 was 106, 23.3% higher than the previous year.

The number of employees working at accommodation facilities in 2004 was 1432, 104.3% higher than in 2003.

Poiana Brasov – treatment and leisure resort permanently open – it is situated at the base of the northern slope of Postavarul Mountains at 12 km South-West from Brasov municipality. It owns the most modern tourist equipment in the entire country: from the first modern hotel built here (Sport Hotel) to the new hotels of 2 and 3 stars, with pool, show rooms and conference rooms, wharf, horsemanship centre, sports centres and tourist sheepfold. There are 2 cable cars and one gondola that ensure the tourist access even in winter to Postavaru peaks. Additional to theses there are several ski lift lines.

The mountain climate is invigorating, with an average annual temperature of 5°C (the average temperature

in July is 14.5°C; the average temperature in January is -5°C). The rainfall exceeds 90

0 mm annually (the shower frequency is high). The snow layer lasts approximately 120 days/year.

The pure air in this area, strongly ozonized, without dust or allergy provoking particles, and the relatively low atmospheric pressure as well as the intense ionization are the natural factors that make the resort ideal for treating asthenia neurosis, mental and physical exhaustion, anaemia and endocrine diseases, diseases of the respiratory apparatus.

Poiana Brasov is the most famous Romanian resort for winter sports and also an important international tourist centre. It has 12 ski slopes with of varied difficulty (an Olympic slope, 3 slopes for grand slalom, a slope for special slalom, 2 jumping boards etc.), sports fields (for tennis, mini-golf, handball, basketball), a lake, a funicular, a ski-lift, covered pools, saunas, medical gym, discos, bars and restaurants etc. The accommodation is mostly provided by luxury hotels or hotels of category A, villas or chalets.

Currently the resort has 49 accommodation units, of which: 14 hotels, 9 villas, 2 chalets, 12 bungalows, 11 tourist pensions and a holiday village. The number of the accommodation places is 2,578, of which 77.9% in hotels (2,007 places), 7.6% in tourist pensions (196 places), 7% in villas (180 places), 3.2% in bungalows (2 places), 3% in chalets (77 places) and 1.3% in the holiday village (36 places).

The number of tourists in Poiana Brasov is permanently increasing – in 2004 there were 113,921 tourists, of which 70.4% were Romanian tourists and 29.6% foreign tourists.

Arrivals and nights spent in Poiana Brasov by types of accommodation in 2004:

Tourists arrivals Overnight stays Total Romanian Foreigners Total Romanian

tourists Foreign tourists

Total Poiana Braşov, of which in: 113,921 80,140 33,781 286,703 193,436 93,267

- hotels 99,656 69,833 29,823 252,562 168,813 83,749 - villas 5,711 4,105 1,606 10,381 7,472 2,909

- chalets 569 562 7 2,130 2,117 13 - bungalows 717 665 52 2,980 2,726 254 - pensions 6,541 4,386 2,155 15,947 10,096 5,851

- holiday village 727 589 138 2,703 2,212 491


I.3. THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF BRASOV MUNICIPALITY

There were 24,651 businesses operational in Brasov municipality at the end of 2003, of which:

- 588 stock companies

- 16 autonomous administrations

- 19,811 limited companies

- 155 collective companies

- 8 company simple groups

- 45 cooperative organizations

- 1,150 family associations

- 2,877 individual persons

944 companies of the total in Brasov are firms with foreign capital, the value of the foreign social capital subscribed reaching 82 million USD at the end of 2003.

The top investor country in Romania is Germany, followed by USA, Austria, Cyprus, Italy, France, Holland.

The top foreign investor – Brasov municipality, 2003

Top foreign investor –.Brasov municipality, 2003

No. Company Country of origin Activity

1 SELGROS CASH & CARRY SRL Germany Wholesale trade

2 KRAFT FOODS ROMANIA SA U.S.A. Food industry

3 INA SCHAEFFLER BRASOV SRL Germany Transport industry

4 KRONOSPAN ROMANIA SRL Cyprus Wood processing

industry

5 BRAMAC – CAVER SYSTEMS SRL

Austria Construction

GDP/inhabitant in 2003 was 2,857 euro.

Growth of turnover in Brasov, 1999-2003

1.4 1.7 1.8

2.42.7

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

billion Euros

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Turnover in Brasov municipality increased between 1999 and 2003. Significant growth, of 33.3%, was recorded in 2002, as compared with 2001. In 2003, growth was of 12.5%, compared with 2002. In the analysed period turnover doubled.

Turnover in commerce was significant and exceeded the turnover from industry each year. Situated at the intersection of the most important European commercial routes, Brasov is a big trade centre for Romania. Commercial activity will remain the most dynamic area in the near future, also due to the still unsatisfied demand for most products.

The proportion of different economic activities in total turnover, Brasov Municipality, 1999-

2003

46

44

46

47

48

38

37

36

38

36

9

9

10

8

9

6

8

7

6

6

1

2

1

1

1

0 20 40 60 80 100

120

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Commerce Industry Services Construction Agriculture

Turnover dynamics by activity, 1999-2003

8 26 26 25 31

522631 656

916 955

82 134 121 148 152

1315

625 765

858

1129

119 161 177 190 234

0 200

400

600

800

1000 1200 1400

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

mil. Euro Agriculture Industry Constructions Commerce Services


Turnover in industry recorded a continuous increase. The first 10 industrial branches in 2003 were:

Industrial branch No. of firms

Turnover (thou. Euro)

No. of employees

Production, transport, distribution of electric energy, thermal energy and natural gas 5 242,574 3,250

Food and beverage industry 191 148,953 4,496

Machinery and equipment engineering 111 108,750 14,902

Transport industry 45 84,712 8,795

Textile, leather goods and footwear industry 259 73,001 9,530

Chemical Industry 93 69,947 2,438

Metallic structures and products industry 178 55,346 5,891

Wood processing, cellulose and furniture industry 286 51,629 3,075

Other products made of non-metallic minerals 54 35,845 1,396

Waste and recyclable materials recovery 16 35,597 386

The proportion of the main industrial brances in the total industry

25%

16%11%9%

8%7%

6%5%4% 4% 5%

Prod.,transp.,distrib.of electrical,thermal energy, natural gasFood and baverage industry

Machinery and equipment industry

Industry of transport means

Textile, leather and footwear industry

Chemical industry

Industry of metallic constructions andproductsIndustry of wood processing,cellulose and furnitureIndustry of nonmetallic mineralsproducts Recovery of waste and recyclablematerialsOthers

The turnover in the services field maintained a positive trend, the increase recorded in 2003 was of 23.5% compared with 2002. The turnover in constructions recorded substantial growth in 2000 compared with 1999, while in the next year it recorded a drop of 9.7%. In the last 2 years of the analysed period, the growths were of 22.3% and 2.7%. Construction represents a dynamic branch, due to the urban development of Brasov as well as the other cities in the county.

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The agricultural field recorded varying growth, with increases in 2000 and 2003, stagnation in 2001 and decreases in 2002. Due to the cool climate, agriculture is based on the potato and sugar beet crops and on animal breeding (sheep, horned cattle, swine) as well as poultry.

Exports have constantly increased. Between 1999 and 2001, the average growth was 6.3% from year to year. In 2002, the growth was 60%, while in 2003 it was 42% compared with 2002..

The main groups of merchandise exported in 2003, expressed as a percentage of the overall export value, are: Category of merchandise Export %

Transport 31.0

Electrical machines, devices and equipments 17.0

Footwear and similar products 12.4

Textiles and textile products 10.5

Common metals and metal products 5.5

Wood products 5.4

Plastic materials, rubber and associated products 4.7

Livestock and animal products 4.5

Chemical and related industry products 2.0

The private sector accounts for 80% of overall exports from Brasov.

The markets for the products exported from Brasov are: Hungary, Rep. Moldova, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Greece, Germany, Italy, France, Austria, UK, Belgium, Switzerland, Holland, Sweden, Spain,

Portugal, Israel, Belarus, USA, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Argentina, Australia, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, The Arab Republic, Syria, Lebanon, India, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Pakistan. Brasov municipality is the most important area for mountain tourism in Romania. Poiana Brasov, is renowned for winter sports and leisure facilities.

104 116 122

195

276

0 50

100 150 200 250 300

mil. Euros

1 2 3 4 5

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Export dynamics for Brasov, 1999-2003


The tourist attractions of Brasov municipality include 69 accommodation facilities with all-season activity: 24 hotels, 21 bungalows, 14 pensions, 7 villas, 2 chalets, 1 camp site. Financial and banking activity increased in the last years. The banking system is organized on 2 levels. The first is represented by the National Bank, situated in the centre of the system; the other level is represented by the commercial banks along with other financial

institutions. The following banks are operating in Brasov: The National Romanian Bank local branch, 23 branches of commercial banks, 2 branches of the Savings Bank (CEC) with 41 branches and the Brasov Treasury. There are great investment opportunities in Brasov county, and investors who show an interest have varied technical and material support, qualified labour, an adequate legislation that guarantees the rights of foreign investors in Romania.

Net average monthly salary growth in Brasov

124.4

93.7109.1 115.1 118.8

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Euro

I.4. URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE

Communication routes: Roads: Currently, Brasov municipality can be entered through Calea Bucuresti, Calea Fagarasului, Grivitei Street, and Harmanului Street, the first 2 being the most used. Road traffic is possible through a network of highways and public roads of 1,492 km in length and is operated by commercial firms with both state and private capital.

Railway The railway has 4 main lines and a simple line, as follows: - Main line 1 – Bucharest- Predeal- Brasov in the

Southern part, electrified double line - Main line 2 – Brasov- Sibiu- in the Western part,

simple line - Main line 3 – Brasov- Sighisoara in the Northern

part, electrified double line - Main line 4 – Brasov- Miercurea Ciuc in the North-

Eastern part, simple electrified line Brasov is one of the most important rail junctions, CFR Brasov branch serving 6 counties with over 104 stations

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Other transport Public transport

No System No. of routes Length (km) %

1. Trams 1 13.4 2.3 2. Trolley buses 14 169.8 29.1 3. Buses 27 400.0 68.6 TOTAL 42 583.2 100.0

Cable transport - 2 cable cars - 1 cable-gondola - 5 ski lifts

Transport Length Difference in altitude

Transport capacity/hour

Cable car Kanzel – Kanzel peak Capra Neagra – Postavarul Peak

2,449 m 2,802 m

693 m 737 m

350 persons 504 persons

Cable Gondola Cable gondola –Cristianul Mare Peak

2050 m

646 m

400 persons

Lift chair Kanzel Ruia Slalom Bradul Subteleferic

286 m 541 m 528 m 455 m 492 m

128 m 197 m 217 m 75 m

168 m

900 persons 900 persons 600 persons 900 persons 500 persons

Urban utility networks Drinking water The average use of drinking water for Brasov municipality is approx. 180,000 m3/day, the equivalent of approx. 2000 -2100 l/s. A percentage of 55.60% from this represents consumption by the population, and the rest is for other consumers.

The water sources in Brasov are operated by the Company Apa Brasov and are:

- Surface source – Tarlung reservoir = 1,650 l/s

- Ciucas water source (springs) = 120 l/s

- Catchment through deep wells drilled in the areas Harman and Sanpetru = 700 l/s

- Catchment springs Racadau-Solomon = 170 l/s

- Magurele Wells = 400l/s

TOTAL = 2,580 l/s.

Currently, the water sources in the Brasov area supply the municipality as well as the localities of Sacele, Harman, Sanpetru, Tarlungeni, Zizin. There is a plan for supplying other localities as well with drinking water from the same sources, in the near future. The localities are Bod, Purcareni, Teliu, Budila, Ghimbav, Cristian, Rasnov. • The water transport system is ensured by: a) 4 adduction pipes from Tarlung that supply the reservoir Dealul Melcilor and the water tower of the CFR terminal in the area Timis Triaj; b) A pipe from the springs in Racadau area that supplies Racadau reservoir;


c) A cast iron pipe Dn 200 from the springs in Pietrele lui Solomon area that supplies Solomon reservoir; d) A Dn 300 pipe from Ciucas springs that supplies Pleasa reservoir; e) The pumping transport system from Prejmer- Harman wells f) The pumping transport system from the wells Harman-Sanpetru to SP2 Rulmentul, from which the water is repumped to the reservoirs in Poiana lui Lupan and from here to the reservoirs at Palatul Scolarilor, Warthe 1 and Warthe 2; g) The pumping system from the wells Magurele • Distribution networks The centralized water distribution system in Brasov municipality dates from 1893 and currently has approx. 450 km of network on a street length of 296 km. The system is composed by: - transport thoroughfares (Dn 300-800) - service transport thoroughfares (Dn 50-250). The pipes are made of various materials, depending on the period they were created: cast iron pipes for pressure with a standard operation life of 100 years, black iron pipes with a standard operation life of 25 years. A series of network rehabilitation works were made between 1995 and 1999, with EBRD financial support. 120 km of pipelines were rehabilitated, of which 10 km were of ductile cast iron Pont-a-Mousson, 10 km of Hobas type glass fibre and 100 km of polyethylene type UPONOR .

The water distribution in Brasov municipality is made on separated pressure zones, (max p =6 bar), as follows: - the lower zone situated under 570.0 m; - the middle zone situated at 570- 600 m; - the higher zone situated at 600 – 630 m; - the superior zone above 630 m; - the distribution zone Poiana Brasov. • Areas without a water supply system: currently, the district Stupini does not have a centralized drinking water supply system.

The sewerage system

The sewerage of Brasov municipality is organized in a mixed system:

- unitary system, for the most part of the municipality;

- divider system, in the districts Noua-Darste, Racadau, Bartolomeu and Timis-Triaj;

Brasov has 10 main sewerage collectors (A-J0 of circular or ovoid section that take the waste waters to the wastewater treatment plant).

The sewerage system of Brasov municipality also collects the wastewater from the localities Rasnov-Cristian-Ghimbav (directly connected to the wastewater treatment station), Sanpetru-Harman (connected to collector J through 2 pumping stations) and Sacele municipality (connected to collector I).

In order to prevent the over load of the treatment station, the collectors functioning in the unitary system are equipped with hydraulic rams for the waters that surpass the dilution of 1 ½ (or 5 times the nominal flow) in the pluvial collectors with direct discharge in the river Timisul Sec.

The pluvial sewerage system of the locality was calculated according to the current standards, at a rainfall frequency of 1/1 in residential areas and ½ in industrial areas. This hypothesis means that once every 2 years it is possible that the rainfall be not instantly evacuated and stagnate on the streets, the evacuation being done afterwards in 1-2 hours.

As of the defence against maximum flows of pluvial waters from the mountains slopes (Noua, Racadau, Schei), the locality is ensured at 0.5- 1%. This means that two or three times by year some streets are flooded by the rainwater from the slopes, which run with flows of 33 – 50 m3/s, compared with the transport capacity of the collectors of 2-3 m3/s. These collectors were designed only for the pluvial waters falling over the locality, while for the waters on the slopes there were other solutions, which were not materialized until the present time, due to the high costs.

The areas that cause floods on the streets are: - the area Noua (maximum flow = 38 m3/s); - the area Racadau (maximum flow = 33 m3/s); - Schei area (maximum flow = 50 m3/s). The following districts are affected: Noua, Uzinele Roman, Streets Carpatilor, Racadau, Florilor,

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Bartolomeu. During pouring rains in Schei basin, the waters flood the historical centre and Sfatului Square, drawing the waste waters (slooping from the sewerage), which represent a danger of parasite and virus infestation. • Areas without sewerage system; - the zone Bronzului - Tractorul VI, with approximately 60 buildings and a church (that have only septic tanks). The sewerage system of the district is part of the ISPA Programme and it is under implementation. - The district Stupini, downstream of the wastewater treatment station; the numerous new buildings have septic tanks. This district has not yet a centralized system for drinking water supply, but it is part of the ISPA Programme. The sewerage of Brasov municipality is organized in a mixed system. The biggest part of the locality uses a unitary system, while the districts Noua-Darste, Bartolomeu and Timis-Triaj use the dividing system. The main collectors of the municipality carry the waters to the Cleaning station from Dimitrie Anghel Street. The main collectors are: (I) Collector A (L= 12.7 km) with the following route Enterprise Darste – Calea Bucuresti – Saturn Boulevard – Crinului Streets – Tractorul Plant- Independentei Street – Dimitrie Anghel Cleaning station. (II) Collector B (L= 3.4 km): Street Baba Novac – Street Rozelor – connection with collector A (III) Collector C (L=5.8 km): Streets Levaticai – Carpati - The County Hospital – Caragiale – Hasdeu – connection with collector B (IV) Collector D (L=1.4 km): Street 13th December up to Independentei Street – connection with collector A (V) Collector E (L=6.2 km): Schei – Prundului Streets – Eroilor – Castanilor – M. Viteazu – connection with collector A (VI) Collector F (L=3.9 km): Republicii Street – Vlad Tepes Street – Cuza Voda Street – Avram Iancu - discharge in collector G (VII) Collector G (L=4 km): Streets General Mosoiu (Schei) – C. Brancoveanu – Muresenilor – Lunga - taking over Graft channel – connection with collector E (VIII) Collector H: Bartolomeu district – Carierei Street – Cristianului highway. There are 2 separated collectors, one for the municipal waste waters and the other for the pluvial waters. The one for municipal

wastewaters sloops in Rasnov collector with direct connection to the wastewater treatment plant. The pluvial collector discharges in Timis channel. (IX) Collector I: collects the municipal waste waters from Sacele city on the route: Zizinului Street – Tractorul Plant – 13th December Street – Tractorul VI district – wastewater treatment station. Currently, this collector is not functioning but it is under construction as part of the ISPA Programme and is planned to be operational in 2007. The waters in the area of Zizinului Street and Sacele municipality are discharged in the networks afferent to collector A. (X) Collector J: ovoide 600/900, in dividing, collects the municipal waste waters from Rulmentul area and discharges them in the cleaning station. The sewerage system of Brasov municipality also collects the waste waters from the localities Rasnov, Cristian, Ghimbav (directly connected to the wastewater treatment station) and Sanpetru, Harman and Sacele (connected to the collector I). According to the current standards, the pluvial sewerage of the locality is calculated for a rainfall frequency of 1/1 in residential areas and ½ in industrial areas. This means that once every 2 years it is possible that the waters resulted from pouring rains cannot be instantly evacuated and flood the streets, being evacuated in approx. 2 hours. The thermal networks The heating service and the warm water supply service provided by S.C. CET Brasov S.A. for Brasov municipality was designed for approx. 80,000 block apartments, schools, commercial spaces and small industrial units. The system developed in phases, based on the following 3 sources: a) the electric thermal power plant with solid fuel that owns 2 co-generation units of 50 MWe and 100 Gcal/h each, serving the Northern system of the city – 43 thermal points; b) the hot water boilers (HWB) of 100 Gcal/h each, using gaseous fuel from Metrom and Roman that serve together 20 thermal points – Racadau area, Noua and a part of Astra district; c) A number of 31 district thermal plants using gaseous fuel that serve the areas Astra, Bartolomeu and the centre of the town.


The thermal energy (primary heat carrier) is transported through a pipe network of 99.59 km, with diameters between 125 and 1,000 mm; 64.65 km of this length is represented by underground pipes, while the rest of 34.93 km are aerial pipes. The thermal energy (secondary heat carrier) is distributed through a pipe network measuring 135.27 km from the district plants to the consumers, and through another pipe network of 350.29 km the energy goes from the thermal points to the consumers. These networks are underground, most pipes being between 13-40 years old. The management of the public service of heating supply is delegated by the local authority to a commercial firm, through a special contract named "Administration contract”. The natural gas networks Brasov municipality is supplied with natural gas from the system of pipes Mediaş – Bucharest (3 x Dn 700mm) through 3 delivery stations: 1. S.R.M. delivery 1 – Bartolomeu – through couplings of Dn 500 mm. There are 2 medium pressure pipes - Dn 600 mm and Dn 500 mm that distribute the gas from the stations to the consumers. One, of Dn 500 mm, supplies the domestic consumers, the institutions

and small industries, and the second, of Dn 600 mm, supplies the big enterprises Rulmentul, I.M.R. Brasov, Hidromecanica II Brasov, SRS Timis Triaj, SRS Ceferistilor, the Refinery, C.P.L., I.U.S., CT3 Harman Zizin 2. S.R.M. delivery 2 – Zizin – through 2 connections of Dn 500. There are 2 medium pressure pipes of Dn 500 mm distributing the gas from the station to the consumers: one supplying CET Brasov, the other supplying: ROMAN S.A. Plant, Metrom Brasov Enterprise, Electroprecizia Sacele, I.M.C. Brasov. 3. SRM delivery 3 – Ghimbav – through a Dn 250 mm pipe, towards the enterprises: Rasaritul, Liantii II, Var. Stejeris, I.C.R.A. Brasov, T.C. Ind. Brasov. The minimum outgoing pressure value from the delivery SRMs is of 2.0 bars, although it can be lower in the cold season, producing disturbances in the supply process. During the last 7 years, several programmes of replacing the old gas distribution pipelines, made of steel, with new one of polyethylene were implemented. Such works were executed in the districts: Răcădău, Bartolomeu, Poiana Braşov, Astra, Schei. The similar projects for Noua and Tractorul districts are in the design phase. The old pipes were replaced in other districts as well.

Electricity distribution network – Technical infrastructure – Distribution system

Chapter I – Distribution - electric lines

No. Operating voltage (kV)

LEA (km) 2003

LEA (km) 2004

LES (km) 2003

LES (km) 2004

Total (km) 2003

Total (km) 2004

1. 110 192.5 192.5 9 9 201.5 201.5 2. 20 91 96 382 424 473 520 3. 6 1.6 1.6 455 505 456.6 506.6 4. 0.4 209 209 1,418 1,575 1,627 1,784

Chapter II – Electric transformer stations

No. Initial voltage (kV) No. of stations 2003

No. of stations 2004

Transformers (piece) 2003

Transformers (piece) 2004

1. 110 12 12 29 29 2. 20 (6) 4 4 6 6

Chapter III – Consumer structure

No.

Category of Consumer No. of consumers 2003

No. of consumers 2004

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1. Big consumers 137 159 2. Small consumers 6,963 7,141 3. Domestic consumers 117,722 117,575 4. Total 124,822 124,875

Telecommunications (telephone, radio, TV, electronic mail, Internet, publications)

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Capacity of telephone exchanges

Lines, of which 152,278 160,244 152,091 100,782 100,662 - in automatic network 146,028 154,045 147,391

Telephone subscribers (at the end of the year), of

which 121,791 131,374 137,395

- individual persons 108,861 117,102 122,288 82,119 82,828

• The data for 2003 and 2004 are only given for Brasov municipality and Poiana Brasov - radio subscriptions: 182 960 (2002) - TV subscriptions: 113 129 (2002) - there are 6 local radio stations and 6 local TV station in the county Postal services - number of post offices, telephone and telegraph units: 215

Brasov area:

INDICATORS 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Domestic post 1,960,825 2,040,520 1,906,360 2,292,644 2,335,829

External post 67,360 44,050 42,605 93,517 60,641

Postal mandates 173,280 170,265 165,260 480,370 626,422

Telegraphic mandates 45,780 42,343 33,540 20,698 -

Domestic telegrams 4,825 4,796 2,740 1,227 -

External telegrams 780 320 205 50 -

Housing: The number of dwellings in Brasov municipality is 107,620, with a habitable area of 360,545 m2, while the number of habitable rooms is approx. 236,540. The average number of persons per dwelling is 3.01. The habitable buildings are divided into 2 categories: a) for single families or with a low number of apartments – houses; b) for multiple families, with a large number of apartments – blocks of flats.

According to the statistical data from 2002, the situation of the blocks of flats in Brasov is: - 2,728 blocks with 91,169 apartments, of which: 2,531 blocks with 77,713 apartments supplied with thermal energy from centralized sources (CET or CT). In terms of height, the blocks are as follows: - 70% are 4 storey blocks, with an average of 30 apartments/block: 1,851 blocks; - 30% are 8 story blocks, with an average of 35 apartments/block: 680 blocks. In terms of construction materials, the blocks are:


- 80% made of large panels or front panels (regardless of height) - 20% with exterior masonry, made of reinforced concrete and B.C.A. or bricks. The buildings are built in different phases, the thermal resistance of the elements and the inside temperature being imposed by the standards in force at the time, as follows: - blocks built before 1971, with inside temperatures of 20°C and weak thermal isolation R<1 m2k/w; - blocks built between 1971 and 1983, with inside temperatures of 18°C and R=1 m2k/w; - blocks made after 1983, with inside temperature of 18°C and R=1- 1.4 m2k/w. The thermal resistance R refers to the opaque elements of the envelope. Regarding the degradation rate of the envelope components caused by an improper maintenance, we mention the following: a) the un-tightness of the hydro-isolation from the terraces, which lead to the degradation of the thermal isolations, with serious consequences regarding the reduction of the thermal resistance: - 60 ÷100% at the buildings made until 1971; - 50 ÷60% at the buildings made between 1971 and 1983; - 20÷40% at the buildings made after 1983; b) the reduction of the thermal resistance on the exterior walls, due to the complete lack of maintenance, with: - 30÷ 50% for the buildings made until 1971; - 50÷ 60% for the buildings made between 1971 and 193; - 20÷ 40% for the buildings made after 1983;

c) concerning the exterior carpentry, all blocks were built with carpentry from soft wood (with low impermeability), and windows fixed with putty that degraded in time and fell, thus allowing the cold air to enter, leading to the increase of heat losses, compared with the original values : - twice as much in the old buildings, made until 1971; - 1.5÷ 2 times in the buildings built between 1971 and 1983; - 1.2÷ 1.5 times in those built after 1983. Lately, more and more apartment owners (those with money) are preoccupied to replace the wooden carpentry with PCV carpentry with thermo-pan glass, which improves the thermal protection. d) the original installation equipments (for heat, cold and warm water), as old as the blocks, are highly degraded, with advanced corrosion on pipes, limestone sedimentation on the inner walls of the pipes – all these causing inefficient functioning. The thermal isolations from the basements of the blocks are mostly deteriorated and inefficient, while the routes of the heat carrier networks (property of S.C. CET S.A.) cross these basements (private property), and there is no practical possibility of maintaining them. As a consequence of the inefficient centralized heating systems and the continuous rises in the prices of the thermal energy, many apartment owners declutched from these supply systems, either in group (of apartments) or individually. There are over 20,000 apartments in Brasov in this situation.

SWOT analysis for Urban Endowment

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

A. COMMUNICATION ROUTES a.1. Roads - Existence of two main corridors crossing the city

- Existence of four direct access roads (DN - national roads) a.2. Railways - Important junction-rail a.3 Other transport - covering 98 % of city’s inhabited surface

- Crowded transit traffic - Insufficient parking places - Indiscipline of Taxi transport - Inadequate urban systematisation in some areas - Lack of a mobility plan - Railways crossing the city

- obsolete rolling stock, with usage rate over 94 %

- Crowded traffic causing reduced rolling speed and increased transport duration - Lack of facilities for disabled persons

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B. URBAN UTILITIES

b.1. Drinking water network - rehabilitation of the existing water sources that function gravitationally (springs, Tărlung lake, Water plant Tărlung;

- rehabilitation and extension of the distribution networks through development programmes financed by ISPA programme; - complete metering of the water consumption at branching level; - the existing water sources cover the necessary quantity for consumption in Brasov municipality; - water storage and distribution by five pressure zones; - use of water sources that don’t require pumping. b.2. Sewerage network - existence of ten main collectors that secure the discharge of wastewater from Brasov municipality, and from neighbouring areas that are connected to the sewerage system; - Brasov has a modern wastewater treatment plant that treat both municipal and industrial wastewater; - the wastewater entering the treatment station has the quality’s indicators fully complying with the requirements of:

• NTPA no. 001/2002; • Water management permit; • Directive of EU Council no. 91/271/CCE

from 21.05.1991, concerning the treatment of the municipal wastewater;

- existence of the most modern ecological landfill in Romania, where the sludge from the wastewater treatment plant are stored; - the biogas got from the residues of the wastewater treatment process is used for electric and thermal power generation, thus resulting important savings per cubic meter of treated water. b.3. Heating networks - Existence of an extended network for residential heating and household warm water supply; - Existence of stations for heat carrier distribution; - Existence of several sources for thermal energy production: 31 thermal power plant, CAF Metrom (and Roman) of 100 Gcal/h, electric power plant with co-generation (CET Brasov); - Reduced number of pollution sources; - 82% of the consumption metering at the

- Street networks don’t comply with EU specific regulations - approx. 50 % of the networks exceeded the standardised operation period; - approx. 50 % of the networks are made of steel or cast iron; - lack of drinking water in Stupini area caused by the lack of distribution network; - the actual capacity of the treatment station is lower than the possibilities of Tarlung reservoir; - the existing water supply system has not an automatic system to monitor the water distribution from the source to the beneficiaries; - insufficient number of storage reservoirs. - the actual location of the wastewater treatment station and its sanitary protection area are not complying with the new Urban Development Plan; - lack of sewerage network in some districts (Tractorul VI, Stupini);

- the problem of rain water drain-off from the main hydrographical basins unsolved in divisor system.

- High usage rate of the primary and secondary heat carrier networks; - Architectural patrimony insufficiently

capitalised; - Low quality of the warm water supply service; - High operational costs for the heating

system, with low production efficaciousness; - High level of pollution caused by thermal

power plants;


branching level, completed; b.4. Natural gas networks - Existence of three systems of main-pipelines that cover the distribution network for entire city; - Existence of the natural gas distribution network, covering 95% of city’s streets; - The most part of the networks is rehabilitated with polyethylene clothing. - Rehabilitation of 45 % of the network. b.5. Electric power distribution networks – Technical infrastructure – Distribution system - Existence of the distribution networks b.6. Telecommunications (telephone, radio, TV, mail) - Existence of a postal service system for mail distribution that covers whole area; - Computerised registration of postal services C. HERITAGE BUILDINGS c.1. Housing - Existence of a housing stock c.2. Education - Some of the buildings were rehabilitated with the support of the World Bank - In some schools exists modern IT equipment (25PCs/school)

- Unfinished consumption metering at branching level and lack of metering at individual level. (apartment, heating unit etc.);

- Low investment for automation of heating stations and pipelines’ network;

- Insufficient power for optimum distribution

- the electric power distribution network exceeded the standardised operation period - the common network for public lighting and private consumption - the public lighting network needs modernisations

- lack of telephone digital networks in several districts - low concurrence for main telephony operator RomTelecom - insufficient and inefficient management

system - high outside usage, terraces, basements,

gaps; - insufficient thermal isolation compared with EU standards - lack of technical basement - lack of water-tights - used carpentry - obsolete installations - lack of owners’ responsibility for buildings maintenance - lack of financial motivation for rehabilitations - Existence of some kindergarten’ buildings under litigation - Discrepancies among different school buildings related to structure and endowment - the rehabilitations and endowments achieved within World Bank and Phare Programmes were

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insufficient

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS - existence of a special programme for the

rehabilitation of the streets, crossroads, sidewalks, alleys

- public loan for the rehabilitation of the streets - development and extension of the rapid railways

“Săgeata Albastră” - existence of some bridges and the possibility to

renew the rolling stock in 2004 - extension of the streets network through the re-

design of the routes for city development - rehabilitation of the entire network for water

distribution as well as the drinking water treatment plant Tărlung;

- existence of some attracted sources in order to increase the water flow;

- improve the water quality through rehabilitation works;

- the possibility to increase the number of clients from adjacent locations;

- set up flow meters at branching level for all consumers and at district level;

- establish a SCADA system for centralised data acquisition and system management;

- supplement the installations at water reservoirs in order to secure the intangible water stock for

fire fighting; - finalise the collector “I”, and build the collector for

wastewater collection in Poiana Brasov (ISPA Programme);

- sewerage extension in other zones of Brasov municipality: Şchei, Stupini and Noua;

- build a new waste water treatment plant downstream of Brasov, until 2014 according with

Urban Master Plan (Cohesion Funds); - Sustained activity to improve the supply service for warm water and heat carrier: communication

with the clients, new marketing department within SC CET BRASOV SA to inform the population; - Possibility to attract new financial sources in

order to rehabilitate the whole system, from the consumer toward the source (DEMAND SIDE

MANAGEMENT principle); - The presence of strategic investors in the area:

SIEMENS Concern; - Existence of a legal framework that encourage

- traffic blocking caused by the lack of ring road to go round the city

- increasing number of car, private property - keeping the railways in the city centre

- influence of the increasing oil price upon all tariffs

- insufficient financial resources to renew the entire water distribution system in Brasov;

- increasing energy price will lead to the increase of water price, reaching the level of the European

price; - social-economic difficulties for the subscribers to

pay water bills; - metropolitan development of the city;

- the low capacity of some sewerage channels to drain-of the rainwater, in the case of downpour,

can cause the flood of some areas, with high danger of infestation

- the sloop of the municipal wastewater in the street, in the case of massive rainfalls in the

districts Schei – Centru, Răcădău, Noua, Florilor, Bartolomeu can cause epidemics of infectious

diseases - social-economic difficulties for the subscribers to

pay sewerage bills; - lack of programme to secure the architectural

and thermal isolation of the buildings - lack of financing sources

- The restrictive legislation in order to comply with EU regulations for environment protection – in the

view of Romania’s EU integration in 2007; - Increasing prices for energy, fuel, railway

transport (related to coal transport for Electric Power Plant with cogeneration);

- decrease of economic and industrial potential of Brasov city;


the „healthy contractual relationships” between provider and clients;

- Deeper involvement of the local political factor in increasing the efficiency of the system;.

- the Programmes of the National Agency for Dwellings (ANL)

- put into value of the patrimony buildings; - UNDP programme to restore the historical

monuments and give them back to tourist circuit

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II. OBJECTIVES

II.1. Human resources

Vision: ensuring a high level of employment and adaptation of the work force to the current and future demands of the labour market in Brasov; Strategic objective: reducing the unemployment rate and maintaining it at a low level; Directions: - elaborating and supporting employment policies and strategies, by correlating the economic and educational policies; - permanent training of human resources; - facilitating and supporting contacts between the business environment and The County Agency for Employment, suppliers of specialized services and suppliers of professional training and re-conversion, authorized according to the law. Actions: - developing programmes aimed to temporary employ the unemployed workers and to contribute to the local community development; - elaborating forecasts regarding the necessary work force, according to the policies and strategies for the local economic development; - elaborating educational strategies and policies related to the permanent training of human resources.

II.2. University education

Vision: outlining and modelling a dimension for university studies in Brasov municipality. Strategic objectives I: Turning the academic environment from Brasov into the most important factor of qualification, of scientific and technical production from the development region “Centru”, by integrating it in the European university environment.

Actions: - the projects proposed by the academic environment that bring national and/or international prestige for the local community will be supported and financed; - the projects promoting the alternative, open and long distance education, of continuous training, throughout the entire life, are also supported; - supporting the development of the collegiate infrastructure; - developing the urban functions (cultural, sports, tourist, medical etc) capable of making a “student life in Brasov” attractive; Strategic objective II: Supporting the involvement of the university environment in the sustainable development of the local community; Actions: - promoting partnerships with the local and regional authorities for creating projects and programmes to contribute to the local development, in accordance with the specific policies which: o facilitate the relation between the local authorities and the economic, political, social and national/international environments; o make lobby for the interests of the community; o strengthen the feeling of affiliation to the local community; o improve the living standards and health state of the citizens; o improve the management of any activity in the region, opening up to innovation and rationalizing human effort; o contribute to respecting various cultures and ethnical tolerance, to preserving the local patrimony, the traditions and strengthen the solidarity and cohesion within the community; o define the specificity of the community and revaluate the local tradition; o make analysis, evaluations, audit regarding community development and social problems, including projects and programmes from Agenda 21;


- creating a functional framework in order to facilitate the technological transfer between university and the economic environment; - facilitate the dissemination and the use of research results and technological transfer in the educational process; - attract financing for research, through common projects with economic operators, local authorities and professional associations; - develop centres for analysis, consultancy, evaluation and audit in order to offer services to the economic and social environment at a local, regional and national level; - support the cultural, artistic and sports events organized by the academic environment as a means of education and leisure for the local community. Pre-university education Vision: the pre-university education in Brasov should be in the national top of training and education, according to the quality standards in the field. Strategic objective I: Ensuring an intellectually- professional training of high quality in the pre-university education. Actions: - ensuring a high quality professional qualification of the teaching staff by facilitating the access to the specialized information and continuous training; - supporting the projects and programmes regarding formal and non-formal education for youth and adults; - supporting the projects and programmes proposed in the pre-university education, which: a) bring national and/or international prestige for the local community; b) facilitate the relationship between the local authorities and the economic, political, social national and/or international environment; c) create conditions for individual and team sports practice, encourage the school sports teams that have good performances; d) make lobby for the interests of the community; e) strengthen the awareness of affiliation to the local community by introducing in the school programmes themes of local interest; f) improve the health state and living standards of the citizens;

g) contribute to respecting the variety of cultures, ethnical tolerance, to preserving the local patrimony and the traditions; h) promote a civic spirit, of leadership and entrepreneurship, promote the environmental protection, consumer’s protection, cultural, sports, tourist and scientific research activities etc. Strategic objective II: Strengthening the technical and vocational education in Brasov (ITP) and adapting it to the needs of permanent change on the labour market. Actions: - adapting the offer of vocational and technical education in the municipality to the needs of the local community and the labour market, from the sustainable development perspective; - supporting the pre-university education units for obtaining accreditation as providers of education and professional training for adults; - promoting projects and programmes that develop the co-operation between the education institutions, local organisms, NGO’s and the economic environment. Strategic objective III: Obtaining school performances at a national and international level. Actions: - creating excellence centres for the theoretical, vocational and technical education by priority fields; - encouraging the excellence groups – teachers and students – to participate in Olympic contests at a national and international level; - promoting projects and programmes that encourage the performance, valorise the intellectual and artistic qualities of the youth; - stimulating the valuable students by awarding scholarships offered by the Local Council, based on its own criteria. Strategic objective IV: Modernising the infrastructure. Actions: - modernising the infrastructure and endowment of the schools in the municipality, and thus creating optimum conditions for the learning process, at

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minimum standards until 2008 and then reaching the European standards until 2014.; - adapting the schools’ infrastructure to the needs of students and teachers with special needs.

II.3. Culture

Vision: Shaping a cultural dimension of Brasov, as a space for the display of local, national and European cultural values; Strategic objective I: Producing a high quality culture, in the top of the national and regional culture; Actions: - implementing a professional management in the cultural institutions; - declaring Brasov one of the European cultural capitals; - supporting cultural manifestations of national, European and international level; - supporting the arts education in order to develop and strengthen the cultural dimension of the city; - creating a “House of Literature”; - supporting the cultural magazine and concentrating in it the innovative resources of Brasov; - organizing a cultural forum in Brasov to evaluate the projects financed by the community; Strategic objective II: Creating the opportunity for entertainment programmes, as an expression of citizens’ accessibility to culture; Actions: - preserving and promoting the traditional cultural values of the community; correlating the programme of cultural activities from “Brasov Days” with the programmes proposed by the cultural institutions; - creating parks in the districts and placing monuments of historical, political and cultural personalities of Brasov; - creating cultural centres in the districts;

Strategic objective III: Promoting European/international cultural values through the foreign cultural centres; Actions: - organizing cultural events (concerts, exhibitions, public readings, theatre shows, dance) that present up-to-date images from the European/international cultural scene; - organizing events (festivals, conferences) that promote the co-operation among artists, cultural institutions and European/international institutions; - celebrating the national days of various countries, in partnerships including the countries’ cultural offices, local institutions and private firms; - organizing a European film festival; - organizing a European contemporary art festival (dance, music, visual arts). Strategic objective IV: Develop a cultural marketing policy. Actions: - creating a marketing strategy in the cultural field; - creating a department of cultural marketing; - implementing cultural projects and programmes that support the local development and/or that allow the development of a sustainable cultural economy (festivals, fairs, celebration of cultural days etc); - developing the cultural tourism as a space of interference between the economic and the cultural areas; - awarding prizes in the cultural and artistic fields; - supporting/attracting in Brasov the firms from the cultural field: publishing houses, cinema companies, TV and radio, printing houses, professional theatre and ballet groups; - naming certain streets and boulevards after cultural personalities that were identified with Brasov; - developing policies for valorising the cultural events; - organizing artistic events hosted by tourist objectives of Brasov; - creating and publishing annual calendars of cultural events in the city; - publishing a White Book of the patrimony in Brasov; Strategic objective V: Creating a cultural infrastructure


Actions: - evaluating the quality of the buildings and spaces reserved for the cultural activities and developing strategies for modernizing the existent endowment; - building new edifices and areas for cultural use, a polyvalent cultural centre; - establishing an International Centre to host the cultural offices of various countries; - creating cultural centres and areas in the districts, within the project for urban regeneration; - transforming some abandoned spaces in cultural centres;

II.4. Religion

Vision: supporting the activity of the officially recognized religions, an expression of the spiritual identity of Brasov; Strategic objective I: forming and strengthening the community spirit and the moral solidarity; Actions: - supporting the actions initiated by the religions for the inter-confessional, ecumenical dialogue; - supporting the charity actions initiated by the religions; Strategic objective II: attracting the cult’s institutions in the projects regarding the community development; Actions: - consulting and involving the religions institutions in the community projects regarding the social assistance, culture, tourism, the artistic and urban patrimony; - consultancy provided to the religions institutions in the implementation of the social assistance projects, the cultural and tourist projects; - informing the religions institutions about the local, national and European financing opportunities for projects regarding the social assistance, culture and tourism; - informing the religions institutions about the local, national and European financing opportunities for

restoration works of the religious monuments that belong to the patrimony; - supporting the actions that lead to the development of religious tourism;

II.5. Health

Vision: improving the health of the local population so that the specific indicators for Brasov give the city the best health levels in the “Centru” development region Strategic objective I: Ensuring equal access to medical assistance of constant quality for all the citizens of Brasov; Actions: - creating a public policy aiming to fulfil the strategic objective I that should comprise: o monitoring the activity of all the pollution sources, the factors generating illness; o health services adapted to the demographic structure of the population: programmes for early diagnose cardio-vascular diseases, breast cancer and cervix cancer, hospital structures for chronically diseases; - developing palliative care at the patient’s residence; - annual report to the local community regarding the health state of the citizens and the actions taken to prevent diseases; Strategic objective II: Creating high quality medical services, so that Brasov would become the most important provider of services in the development region “Centru”; Actions: - creating policies for attracting, forming and stabilizing the over-trained human resources in the field; - financing evaluation programmes regarding the health state of the citizens; - financing local health programmes for certain chronically diseases and controlling accidents; - financing the projects that promote health (hygiene education, family planning);

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Strategic objective III: Modernizing the medical infrastructure to rich the level of the European standards; Actions: - building a municipal hospital; - investing in edifices and equipments that comply to the current European standards; - building medical centres that offer high quality services for certain diseases, centres that would generate resources of local development and/or that help the sustainable development of the medical economy; - supporting/attracting in Brasov the producers of medical equipment, as well as the firms from the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries;

II.6. Social assistance

Vision: improving and diversifying the social assistance and protection services for persons and families who cannot support themselves from their own resources, abilities or rights. Strategic objective I: Developing a prevention strategy in the social assistance field in order to avoid the situation of social risk and social exclusion for individuals, families and disadvantaged groups. Actions - Evaluation of the existing needs at the level of the target groups: families or persons with no income or low income, children from disadvantaged families/ children in difficulty, aged persons, persons with handicap. - Supporting the prevention programmes and campaigns with the purpose of diminishing the risk of entering the category of persons with handicap or persons in need (in schools, the campaigns have various subjects: domestic violence, drugs, human traffic, sexual education etc). - Developing a network of social assistants who will identify the specific needs of the target groups, will develop support groups and will offer counselling and support for the persons at risk;

Strategic objectives II Developing a strategy of direct intervention in the filed of social assistance, for the persons and families that cannot support their daily needs by own means, abilities or rights. Actions: - improving the life conditions of the disadvantaged persons, of the persons with disabilities (families or individuals without income or with low income, children from disadvantaged families/children in difficulty, aged persons, persons with handicap) by offering them social services according to the current laws (social support, social canteen, emergency help, humanitarian aid, special services) as well as offering individual counselling in order to increase the capacity of overcoming the risk situation and reintegrate in the society; - preventing the institutionalization of children by offering them support in order to remain in their families; using certain forms of alternative protection instead of institutionalization (foster parents, tutelage, maternal assistance); - increasing the capacity of social integration for the children from disadvantaged families; offering financial support for the pre-school children from disadvantaged families in order to integrate in the educational system; - increasing the living standards of children within their own families; - creating day centres with complex services in each district of the municipality (day centre for pre-school and primary school children, day centre for aged persons, clubs for teenagers and young persons for the spare time, support groups for the adults in risk situations; support groups for personal assistants and special training for them); • creating a counselling and social integration centre for disadvantaged children and teenagers in risk situations (personal evaluation groups and optimization for the children with behavioural problems, with problems in adapting to school, physically or emotionally abused children; assisting children from Rroma families / separated families / families with serious economic problems in the sense of involving them in educational and cultural activities etc.); • extending the capacity of the Centre for Homeless Persons; • extending the capacity of the Social Canteen;


• developing a network of caretakers to provide home services for aged persons; • opening the “Centre for aged persons”– 200 places – for those who need permanent care and are able to pay the costs, as well as for the persons with limited financial resources and for the aged persons who need medical services and alternative therapies; • facilitating the access to social protection services for the disadvantaged persons; • involving the disadvantaged persons in the social life; supporting the social integration by attracting and encouraging the public institutions and NGOs to create complex programmes for this category; attracting funds and initiative in the field of social assistance; • elaborating standards according to the European practice, so that the public spaces belonging to the mayoralty and the public services, as well as the projects for urban planning meet the requirements of the persons with special needs. Strategic objective III Creating a civic culture that aims to involve citizens, groups, organizations and the community at large in solving the problems related to social assistance; Actions: - sensitizing the public opinion to the problems of the persons facing risk/difficult situations; - awareness campaigns for the public opinion and the social actors (private firms, media, churches, NGOs, schools etc) in order to involve them in the community’s social programmes; - developing volunteering programmes with students, aiming at involving them in the programmes of community assistance (i.e.: in the case of day centres for children, adults with problems, aged persons); - running prevention programmes in schools and high-schools, with the help of the students specialized in social security, on various subjects (drugs, domestic violence, human traffic, sexual education etc.); - creating a storehouse where the citizens may donate various things (furniture, domestic devices, toys, clothes etc.), these being distributed to the disadvantaged persons and families after a social investigation;

II.7. Sports

Vision: improving the sports activity so that Brasov may become on of the most important sports centres in the country. Strategic objective I: Creating a sports culture as a lifestyle in Brasov; Actions: - developing and implementing local mass sporting programmes as entertainment and health sources for the citizens; - organizing sporting activities as a way of maintaining the health state and spend the spare time, the activities will take place in all districts of Brasov (in the sports and entertainment bases); - organizing sports actions for the persons with special needs; - organizing sports actions between the schools and offering awards for the schools with best results; Strategic objective II: Encouraging the sports performance: the city with most champions in sports; Actions: - elaborating and implementing a development strategy for the performance sports in Brasov municipality; - creating a sports training centre for children and youth, of international level; Strategic objective III: Establishing sports marketing policies; Implementing the policies; Actions: - supporting the Brasov Sports Foundation, that will define the common development strategy for the sports in Brasov, in partnership with the decentralized institutions of the state in the field, the Romanian sports federations, the sports faculty within Transylvania University, the sports clubs and associations; - creating a sports marketing strategy; - creating a sports marketing department at the level of local administration;

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- elaborating complex projects and programmes- sports events- with real public impact, that ensure top-ranking position in regional or national sports; - organizing tourist and sports events with national and international participation. Strategic objective IV: Creating a sports infrastructure. Actions: - inventory the existent material basis and modernise it; - supporting the projects involving arrangements of sports grounds with all the necessary endowment in the districts of Brasov, meeting the European standards, for the performance and mass sports, in the frame of urban regeneration programmes; - creating a multifunctional sports grounds, at international level;

II.8. Urbanism and architecture

Vision: creating a local identity, arranging the urban space and preserving architectural expression according to the cultural and historical roots of Brasov. Strategic objective I: Optimization of the territorial planning of Brasov municipality; Actions: - correlating the development policies of Brasov municipality with the development policies of the neighbouring localities in accordance with the county territorial planning project; - creating and implementing the urban master plan at general (GUM), zone (ZUM) and detailed level (DUP); - creating zone urban master plans by distinctive objectives: The Historical Centre, The New Centre, The Central Area, the city’s districts and Poiana Brasov; - arranging green “belts” around Brasov; - creating GIS for Brasov as well as the necessary studies and documentation for GUM;

- allocating lands for any type of construction will be made by investigating all the possibilities of placing the respective constructions on fields occupied with edifices that can be demolished or renovated. Strategic objective II: The urban regeneration of the city districts; Actions: • remodelling the existent districts in accordance with the European comfort standards, with the purpose of creating a local identity; • the individualization of the districts has the goal to create a strong local community and a real district life as a pedestrians’ world; • remodelling the districts in accordance with the existing standards in the field, by respecting the indicators regarding the green areas and the ratio green area/ constructed area; • re-defining the functions of the district, endowing it with adequate cultural, educational, leisure, entertainment and sports equipments and services; • defining the centre and the squares of the district; • evaluating the quality of the living conditions at the level of each collective dwelling; Objective III: Elaborating a strategy for the development of the inhabited space, starting with the level of satisfaction in terms of living standards among the citizens of Brasov, in accordance with the European standards in the field, integrated in GUM. Actions: • identifying new lands and financial resources in order to build the dwellings (ANL, mortgage credit, credits for youth, private investments); • building dwellings at European standards, elaborating policies for the architectural reshaping of the existing buildings in order to bring them to the required European standards regarding house quality and comfort; • re-equipping the blocks with modern installations, renewing the thermal isolation of the facades and roofs, aesthetically arrange the facades;


Objective IV: The restoration, preservation and capitalisation of the cultural patrimony – monuments and historical sites – and the area of architectural protection. Actions: • designing projects regarding the preservation and revaluation of the industrial constructions in the area, creating the basis for industrial archaeology workshops; • include in the general budget, of an investment for a building of public interest, a percentage for art works, as a condition to get the authorization for construction; • organizing contests of ideas, that will be evaluated by well-known Romanian and foreign architects together with the representatives of the local administration and civil society; • redefining the functions of the New Centre from the perspective of the new political, social and architectural functions, each edifice of the centre will be considered an architectural work of art. The central area Vision: having a unitary approach to the central area between Poarta Schei and Toamnei Street that includes the historical Centre, the New Centre as well as the connecting urban area. Strategic objective I: Creating a pedestrian area in the connection area between the Historical Centre and the New Centre. Actions: - inventorying and excluding from the central area the industrial units and the units of risk for the life and health of the population and grouping them in separated areas included in GUM; - evaluating the architectural quality of the constructions from the areas mentioned above; - initiating projects for the urban remodelling of the public spaces in accordance with the functions defined through ZUM; Strategic objective II: Remodelling the public spaces (the squares) from the central area of connection, the Dramatic Theatre, Patria-Carpatex Cinema, the University Hall.

Actions: - evaluating the architectural quality of the certain constructions from the areas mentioned above; - initiating projects of urban remodelling for the public spaces according to the functions defined through ZUM;

II.10. The New Centre

Vision: creating a New Centre as a second pole of the city that would express artistically, through its architecture, the sense of moving into the future of the Brasov community; Strategic objective I: Defining the functions of the New Centre, with a view to Brasov becoming the capital of the development region “Centru” according to the applicable urban policies; Actions: - public debates concerning the community and regional functions of the New Centre; - initiating the afferent urban policies: o identifying the property structure in the area; o specifying the investments; o running a study regarding the definition of the functions; o public debates concerning the ZUM of the New Centre; o formulate the requirements for the project design of the New Centre; o organizing the contest and establishing the jury that has to include national and international personalities from the architectural field; o implementing the investment projects;

II.11. The Historical Centre

Vision: The Historical Centre: source of economic and social development in Brasov and symbol of the city’s identity.

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Strategic objective I: Media campaign for promoting the value of national and universal patrimony of the Historical Centre. Actions: - public awareness on the importance and need to protect the architectural historical values; - including the patrimony of the historical centre on the UNESCO list of protected historical monuments. Strategic objective II: Preservation and restoration of the Historical Centre Actions: - inventory the buildings from Brasov Fortress on order to: o discover unauthorized constructions as well as other elements affecting the image of old fortress of the city; o prepare register cards for the architectural monuments; o identify the entire tunnels’ network in Brasov fortress and the tunnels from the fortress to the outside; - design a project for the re-evaluation of the functions of the existing buildings with the following purposes: o eliminating the inadequate parts that affect the old fashion architecture; o creating the modern comfort (baths and kitchens) without affecting the style and architecture of the building; o installing modern equipments in the rooms; o remaking the cavities from the doors and windows in accordance with the architectural style of the building and the period in which it was built; o replacing the inadequate carpentry and finishing with elements corresponding to the age in which the edifices were built; - design a project for equipping the entire historical centre with urban networks, correctly dimensioned for covering the needs of the area; - design a project for: o eliminating all the installations placed on the facades of the edifices that destroy the old fashion atmosphere: electric cables, phone and TV cables, sewerage pipes, gas pipes; o eliminating from the facades all the commercials and firm names that are not made in the style and with the materials specific to the mediaeval age;

- design a project regarding the construction of all the defence elements of Brasov Fortress where the situation and area allow it; - design a project for remaking the defence trenches and arranging them for amusement purposes; - design a project regarding the traffic that includes: o restricting the car traffic in Brasov Fortress; o remaking the pavement; o delimitation of the traffic categories to the entire street network, the car access will be permitted only in emergency cases for Police, Ambulance and Fire Department; o using the adequate old fashion materials and colours for the street pavement; o eliminating the “transatlantic” type of functions from Brasov Fortress, as they destroy the mediaeval street aspect; also, the functions that use large volumes for provisions and sale will be eliminated as they can block the traffic. Strategic objective III: Capitalization of the cultural inheritance of the Historical Centre of Brasov as a source of economic and social development of the city; Actions: - creating a sustainable Consortium between the Mayoralty, the County Council of Brasov, Pro-Democracy Association, businessmen, firms, owner associations, other NGOs and cultural and educational institutions, with the purpose of managing the Historical Centre; - drawing up a development strategy and maintaining the economic, social and cultural viability of the Historical Centre; - ensuring the sustainability of the management structure by financially involving the members of the Consortium; - establishing a management programme for the Historical Centre within the public-private partnership, that will aim at: o identifying the potentially new partners in the Consortium for the management of the Historical Centre; o analysing the functions: habitation, commerce, tourism and entertainment, finance and banking, culture, including the analysis of the elements regarding the access in the Historical Centre, the restoration of the historical monuments and the citizens’ safety;


o organizing a number of 3 workshops for analysing the interested factors, swot analysis and strategic planning with the participation of the representatives of the project partners; o associating the Consortium with similar European organisms such as The European Federation of City Centres (EFCC); o elaborating projects and programmes complying with the development strategy and maintaining the economic, social and cultural viability of the Historical Centre; - the following goals will be pursued within the management programme of the Historical Centre: o eliminating from the fortress all the elements/events that deteriorate the constructions and pavement or pollute the image and the mediaeval atmosphere; o restraining the commerce with modern products in the area; o including in the tourism circuit the entire tunnels network within Brasov fortress and from the outside; o reviving the mediaeval atmosphere through architecture, scenography and decorations, by creating specific events, furniture, mediaeval costumes and music, trading old objects etc; o creating an attraction factor for the local and international tourism; o organizing artistic/cultural events; authorizing activities inspired from mediaeval times held within the walls, bastions and towers of the fortress o creating an entertainment and leisure factor; o creating a commercial centre that offers rare services, thus attracting clients from outside the city, as well as daily services for the local citizens; o maintaining the habitation function (for resident population); o implementing a protection system in the Historical Centre in order to ensure the maximum safety of the citizens.

II.12. The civil society

Vision: considering civil society as a source of development for the local community and a partner for local government.

Strategic objective I Opening towards the non-governmental organizations; Actions: - supporting the creation of a resource centre for the NGOs; - creating an integrated system of information for the NGOs (databases, publications, office management) in direct relation with similar international centres; - informing the associative structures regarding the sustainable development projects in Brasov; - assistance, consultancy and training programmes for the staff of the NGOs - support for the new NGOs - expertise for research, planning, financing and evaluation regarding the programmes and projects of the NGOs. Strategic objective II: Building partnerships with the associative structures on various projects of interest for the community, as debate and implementation forums of the public policies; Actions: - ensuring the necessary framework for the co-operation, creating coalitions among the NGOs in order to run the projects of community development;- developing activities in partnership between NGOs and the public institutions aiming at involving the citizens in the decision making process; - monitoring the associative structures of the community, the projects and the fields of interest for the community;- supporting the projects of the NGOs by financing/co-financing them; - attracting the associative structures in the public debates regarding the public policies; - attracting the associative structures in the action of implementing the public policies;

II.13. Environmental protection

I. Creating an institutional and public framework favourable to environmental protection and sustainable development

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Actions: - promoting public private civic academic partnerships aiming at implementing the environmental protection strategy; - strengthening the institutional capacity to apply the regulations regarding the environmental protection; - promoting the education and public awareness in the field of environmental protection; - creating a system of public information regarding the state of the environment; - initiating programmes to stimulate the actions of environmental protection; II. Improving air quality in Brasov municipality. Actions: - set up a monitoring system for the air quality (gas pollutants, particles, noise level) in the municipality; - keeping the emissions of sulphur, nitrogen and carbon oxides and particles as well as the non-burnt hydrocarbons from the conventional fuels (coming from the burning installations) within the legally admissible limits. - keeping the noise level within the legally admissible limits, also in the areas affected by the railway traffic; - optimizing the mobility plan (routes, car park, bicycle tracks, pedestrian areas) in order to reduce the air pollution caused by the traffic; - eliminating the air pollution caused by the uncontrolled burning of the municipal waste and of the vegetal remains; - increasing the efficiency of the energy consumption; - re-planting the areas without vegetation, expanding and maintaining the existent green areas; III. Promoting a sustainable management of the water resources in the municipality Actions: - ensuring the functional parameters of the water supply system in the municipality; - optimizing the collecting system of the untreated water with the purpose of reducing the discharge. IV. Improving the soil quality in Brasov municipality Actions: - carry a study concerning the state and degree of the soil pollution;

- reduce the size and the pollution degree of the affected surfaces; - eliminate/rehabilitate the waste storage areas with impact on the soil; - establish the areas for the waste depositing; - rehabilitate the abandoned quarry and stabilize the areas endangered by erosions and land sliding; - create in each area an optimum proportion between the green area and the built area; V. The integrated management of the municipal waste Actions: - promoting the selective collection of the waste - developing collecting and processing structures for the recyclable waste - supporting the endowment of the ecological landfill in order to prolong its service period and to reduce the negative impact on the environment - creating deposits for dangerous waste and their necessary infrastructure - creating an efficient collecting and neutralizing system for the hospital waste VI. The sustainable management and preservation of the urban and peri-urban natural green areas of Brasov municipality Actions: - improving the maintenance and endowment of the urban green areas - creating alignments of trees or bushes along the main roads and railways - establishing the exact limits of the peri-urban amusement areas and equipping them accordingly - improving the waste collecting system from the amusement forests - developing a structure (individually or in partnership) for improving the efficiency of environmental protection laws enforcement - restricting the grazing in the urban and ski areas


II.14. Tourism

I. Developing tourism as a priority area in the sustainable development strategy of Brasov municipality Actions: - the local public administration should create the mechanisms for developing the market and strengthening the capacity of the providers to penetrate and resist on the international competitive tourism market - promoting the public-private partnerships in the tourism development process - creating programmes and actions that contribute to the development of the tourism and the quality of the services - carry studies regarding the potential of tourism development of Brasov municipality and the neighbouring areas - using the financial resources from the hotel and resort taxes especially for developing the tourism. II. Improving and promoting the image of Brasov municipality Actions: - creating information and tourism promotion Centres in the municipality and in Poiana Brasov - creating and promoting new events and far-reaching manifestations - renovating the historical centre of Brasov - appropriately marking the tourist objectives and actualizing the tourist map of the municipality and Poiana Brasov III. Developing the local tourist programmes in order to capitalize on the tourist potential Actions: - organizing studies regarding the potential of tourist development in Brasov municipality and the surrounding areas - developing and diversifying the amusement activities by creating centres with multiple destinations (especially for the summer and the extra-season) - optimizing the conditions for practicing summer and winter sports

- creating facilities for the development of a local network of tourist chalets/ accommodation spaces at accessible prices - identifying and arranging new tourist routes and maintaining them properly - supporting and diversifying the activities that enhance the specific of the area IV. Modernizing the general infrastructure in order to develop tourism Actions: - developing and modernizing the funicular network and developing the skiing area - creating a new access system to Poiana Brasov - cable transport equipment - re-establishing a new balanced relation between the utility networks and the present and future consumption potential V. Arranging and developing amusement areas Actions: - arranging and endowing (drinking water, sewerage system etc) certain degraded lands in order to lease them over a long period of time and build mini-houses and mini-gardens for weekly amusement; - equipping the fields with specific utilities for: o playgrounds o sports games (volleyball, basketball, handball, football etc.) o amusement miniparks with golf fields, bowling, bike routes, horsemanship; - developing projects for stimulating, supporting and diversifying the private initiative aimed to create handcrafted products specific to the area, capitalizing the traditional professions and ancient customs, stimulating creativity (founding a cultural centre, cultural and artistic activities, art fares). VI. Promoting and developing eco-tourism Actions: - developing the local pre-university and technical university educational system in order to include the eco-tourism, sustainable development and environmental protection - re-arranging the lakes from the green area of the municipality in order to develop the eco-tourism

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- designing and implementing re-arranging programmes aiming at revitalizing the vegetation from the amusement areas, in order to achieve the programme “The Green Belt of Brasov municipality”

II.15. Economy and urban infrastructure

I. Creating a favourable framework for business development (creating well-paid employment; supporting business development in Brasov; attracting investment to the municipality; developing human resources) Actions: - maximizing the potential of economic development of the city with a rhythm and at a scale that ensures a decent living standards for the citizens; - improving the quality of the labour force in the fields with growing potential and supporting the reconversion of the labour force affected by dismissal; - supporting the development of the firms in Brasov; - ensuring services for the local and foreign investors in order to help them “produce” easier; - capitalizing the investment opportunities in Brasov (with the help of congressmen, connections with the embassies of the developed countries, diplomatic missions of Romania abroad) through a sustained marketing campaign - increasing the economic potential of Brasov in partnership with Transylvania University and the research institutes in the city, by innovation and transferring technologies; - supporting the exports of the local firms II. Promoting an institutional and public framework favourable to the development of urban infrastructure

Actions:

- unique coordination and administration of the urban infrastructure patrimony (water supply, sewerage, thermal energy, waste collection and recycling and natural gas;

- promoting public-private partnerships (including with the owner associations) regarding the

implementation of the sustainable development strategy;

- strengthening the institutional capacity through an efficient management of the local administration, defining and restructuring the public services in accordance with the financial resources, with the objectives of the sustainable development as well as with the demands of the local community;

- creating an adequate communication system regarding the information exchange between the local administration and the citizens’ community, professional, civic and owners associations with the purpose of having the best project management;

- creating programmes and projects of urban infrastructure through private-public partnership;

- correlating and integrating the development policies of Brasov municipality with the development policies of the other localities in the county and, generally, with those of neighbouring localities;

- establishing the residential areas through the General Urban Master plan, in accordance with the development tendencies of the municipality and the future demands and structure of the population.

III. Developing and modernizing the transport infrastructure and optimizing car traffic Actions: - building the ring-road of Brasov municipality by taking into account the tendency of extension of the constructed areas and the connections with the roads system; - creating an international airport for passengers and merchandise; - extending the tram lines towards the areas with the big commercial places/ stores - extending the transport infrastructure in the newly developed areas; - modernizing the street network and the sidewalks; - classifying the streets according to the car traffic values; - introducing roundabouts instead of street lights in more and more intersections, in order to ease the traffic; - restricting the waiting on certain streets and eliminating the car parking from the traffic roads;


- re-locating the taxi stations in order to not influence the car and pedestrian traffic; - creating underground or aerial passages for pedestrian crossings on the streets with intense car traffic. IV. Ensuring the proper distribution of the means of transport and encouraging alternative modes of transport Actions: - ensuring a proper distribution of the public transport means in the various districts on the municipality; - developing an infrastructure parallel with the pedestrian and bike routes; - stimulating those who use alternative transport means (creating secure and free parking spaces); - developing an urban monitoring system for the chemical and sound pollution level and creating the possibility of re-directing the traffic from the polluted areas. V. Protecting the tourist heritage of the city centre from traffic pollution Actions: - establishing the restriction area for personal car traffic; - offering fiscal facilities for the taxi operators that use clean fuel (GPL, GN, alcohols, vegetal oils); - developing underground and/or aerial parking for the cars, near the traffic restriction area; - creating parking taxes within the traffic restriction area, that would subsidize the parking costs outside the area; - promoting the acquisition of public, “environmental friendly” transport means. VI. Developing and modernizing the urban utilities Actions: VI.1 The water supply • rehabilitating and modernizing all the drinking water distribution networks from Brasov municipality • finalizing the instalment of water meters -for all the consumers, till the level of individual apartments • setting up, at the Central Dispatcher, a SCADA system for automatic data transmission regarding the operation parameters of the water supply system

• completing the installations from the water tanks, in order to ensure the intangible water reserve for fire. VI.2 The sewerage system • building a wastewater treatment station downstream of Brasov municipality, in accordance with the Urban Master plan; • making the necessary works related to the protection against flood (in case of pouring rains) • extend the sewerage network on all the streets of the municipality (the districts Chei, Stupini, Noua) VII. Rehabilitating and modernizing the public heating system in Brasov municipality Actions: • increasing the responsibility of the local authorities regarding the quality of the services provided to the population; • extending the centralized urban heating systems and facilitate the access of the population to these services; • restructuring the social protection mechanisms of the disadvantaged population and reconsidering the ratio between price and quality; • attracting the private capital in the investments necessary for the development and modernization of the heating system infrastructure; • establish a legal framework for crediting and extend its contribution to the process of financing the services; • promoting the social partnership and the permanent training of the human resources; • stimulating and encouraging the subscribers to maintaining the centralized heating system. VIII. Maintaining customer loyalty/improving the centralised heating system (SCIU) and the use of hot water. Actions: • finalising the water metering process at the branching level; • water metering at an individual level (horizontal distribution) • ensuring the maintenance service at client level IX. Reducing solid fuel and gas consumption Actions:

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• eliminating the heat losses from the primary and secondary heat carrier networks, by replacing the current metallic pipes with thermal pre-isolated pipes; • modernizing the thermal points and stations from the districts by total automization; • rehabilitating the main production source – CET; • protecting the environment by improving the fuel combustion technologies; • rehabilitating the buildings by ensuring the thermal isolation. X. Promoting urban regeneration Actions: • modernizing and rehabilitating the existing dwellings in partnership with the owner associations, according to the concept of sustainable development; • choosing the optimum heating supply systems for the existing and the future edifices in accordance with the sustainable development concept: either keeping the currently used systems if they prove to be optimum for an adequate time span, or replacing them with modern and efficient systems valid for a longer period of time; • rehabilitating the facades of the old buildings with historical value from the centre of Brasov and other areas by: public-private partnerships, reasonable taxing methods, attracting funds from the state budget and other sources; • creating new, private dwellings and supporting them through ANL (mortgage and youth credits); • thermal rehabilitation and modernization of the public edifices (schools, kindergartens etc) including the afferent installations. Agriculture XI. Promoting ecological agriculture Actions: • creating an integrated management programme for the ecological functioning of the commercial firms with agro-industrial profiles (vegetables, meat, milk) from the peri-urban area; • establishing the rules of rational land use for all the development projects, based on the approved Urban Master plan;

• creating programmes for supporting the farmers in the process of supplying the population with ecological agricultural products; • supporting the farmers and small producers by creating professional associations with the purpose of practicing ecological agriculture and eco-tourism and promoting the tourist village; • organizing an "whole-sale" food market having adequate spaces and equipment for depositing, selection, pre-packing etc; • creating a specialized lab for checking and certifying the quality of the food products; • creating specialized services for supporting the ecological agriculture; • creating a stock-market for agricultural products; • developing the local pre-university and technical university systems with the purpose of permanently training students in the field of ecological agriculture.

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III. LOCAL ACTION PLAN

III. 1. General objectives

Pre-university education • ensuring equal opportunities for all the students from the pre-university education system in Brasov; • strengthening the Technical and Vocational Education in Brasov and adapting it to the permanently evolving demands of the labour market; • obtaining school performances at national and international level. University education • placing the university academic environment of Brasov as the most important factor of university, scientific and technical training in the development region “Centru” in order to integrate the region in the European university environment; • supporting the involvement of the academic environment in the process of sustainable development of Brasov community; Culture • supporting the top cultural performances in Brasov for promoting the image of the city on a national and international level; • creating an entertainment culture, accessible for all the citizens; • developing a cultural marketing policy; • creating a cultural infrastructure. Urbanism • optimizing the territorial planning of Brasov municipality by harmonizing the demands from the county level with the demands from the local level; • regenerating the districts - enhancing their individuality and ensuring equipments at European standards;

• providing dwellings at European standards by increasing the comfort degree of the existing ones and building new ones; • restoring, preserving and capitalizing the historical monuments. Health • ensuring equal access to medical care and equal quality standards of the services for all the citizens of Brasov; • offering high quality medical services so that Brasov would become the most important provider from the development Region “Centru”. Social care • encouraging the community involvement in the social care field; • elaborating a prevention strategy with the purpose of avoiding risk situations in the case of individuals, families and disadvantaged groups; • elaborating a direct intervention strategy in the field of social care; The civil society • creating an integrated information system for the NGOs (data bases, publications, office management) in connection with similar centres from the country; • supporting the newly founded NGOs, research expertise, planning, financing and evaluating the programmes and projects of the NGOs; • developing activities in partnership with the NGOs and the public institutions with the purpose of involving the citizens in the public decision making process; • attracting associative structures in the process of debating and implementing the public policies. Sports • creating a sporting culture as lifestyle for the citizens in Brasov;


• supporting the sporting performance: the city with the most champions in the performance sports; • establishing an adequate policy for the sports marketing; • creating a sports infrastructure. Environmental protection • creating a public institutional framework favourable to the environmental protection and sustainable development; • improving the air quality in Brasov municipality; • promoting a sustainable management of the water resources; • improving the soil quality; • integrated management of the waste at the municipality level; • sustainable management and preservation of the urban green areas and the natural peri-urban areas. Tourism • developing tourism as a priority field of the sustainable development strategy of Brasov municipality; • improving and promoting the image of Brasov municipality; • developing the local tourism so that it ensures the adequate capitalization of the tourist potential; • modernizing the general infrastructure in order to develop the tourism; • arranging and developing entertainment areas; • promoting and developing eco-tourism. Economy • creating a healthy business environment; • developing and modernizing the transport infrastructure; • promoting the ecological agriculture; • improving the public heating service in the municipality; • promoting a sustainable waste recycling technology. Urban Infrastructure • promoting a public-institutional partnership favourable to the development of the urban infrastructure;

• developing and modernizing the transport infrastructure and optimizing the car traffic; • improving the quality and increasing the efficiency of the public transport services; • ensuring a balanced distribution of the transport means and encouraging the alternative forms of transport; • developing and modernizing the urban utilities; • rehabilitating and modernizing the public heating system; • maintaining the clients’ fidelity/ keeping in function SCIU and stimulate the consumption of warm water; • reducing the solid and gas fuel consumption; • promoting the urban regeneration. The central area • consider the Central Area as a unit comprising the New and the Old Centres; • creating dwellings at European standards by increasing the comfort degree of the existent spaces; • restoring, preserving and capitalizing the historical monuments; • creating the mediaeval atmosphere in Brasov Fortress. II. Measures for strengthening institutional capacity A. Courses for training mayoralty staff, organized by the Ministry of Administration through the National Centre of Permanent Training of the Local Public Administration, in the following fields: • organizing activities of territorial planning; • strategies regarding the development of the territorial administration units; • internal audit; • local taxes; • competences and duties of the Mayoralty Secretary; • concepts regarding the European integration and the regional development; • the organization and functioning of the local public administration; • mass-media and public relations; • human resources in the public administration; • public acquisitions; • the social protection in Romania;

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• investments - a condition for the local development; • the implementation of infrastructure projects financed from EU funds; • project management with EU financing in the field of regional development. B. Creating the Economic Advisory Council of Brasov with the role of advising the municipality in the implementation of Agenda 21. C. Promoting public-private-civic-academic partnerships with the purpose of implementing the environmental protection strategy; • strengthening the institutional capacity to apply the regulations regarding the environmental protection; • promoting public education and awareness in the field of environmental protection; • creating a public information system regarding the state of the environment; • initiating certain programmes to stimulate the actions of environmental protection, involving the NGOs. D. Increasing the capacity of the Education Office within the Mayoralty to identify, administrate and monitor the proper use of infrastructure and infrastructure in schools: - establish and enforce adequate regulations on a local level in order to ensure equal opportunities for all students, strengthen the pre-university and professional education and obtain school performances at a national and international level. E. Creating a local network with the partners from the local administration, the universities, the research institutions and the representatives of the socio-economic environment in order to support the objectives of developing the education in accordance with the demands of the municipality; • creating a Technological Transfer Centre to support the implementation of the LA 21 objectives. F. Declaring Brasov a European cultural city; • supporting the art education in order to strengthen and develop the cultural dimension of the city; • creating a cultural marketing department in the municipality;

• evaluating the quality of the buildings and spaces used for cultural activities and creating a modernization strategy for the existent infrastructure; • preserving and promoting the traditional cultural values of the local community; G. Hiring (or consulting) specialists – urban planners and architects – to work within the Urban Planning and Architecture Department of the Mayoralty. • including architects and urban planners, in proportion of minimum 50%, in the Evaluation Commissions of the offers submitted for public acquisition projects in the field of urbanism and architecture; • establish a Commission formed of relevant specialists (architects, members of Romanian Architects’ Order) to verify the town planning and architectural documents acquired by the Mayoralty; • establish a Commission formed of relevant specialists (architects, members of Romanian Architects’ Order) to verify the execution works contracted by the Mayoralty; • ensuring the transparency of the Commission for Urbanism and Architecture within the Mayoralty by publishing all the auctions for projects and ensuring the availability of the approved PUG, PUD and PUZ, on CD’s that can be bought at the Information Centre for Citizens. H. Modernizing the medical infrastructure in accordance with European requirements. • supporting/attracting in Brasov the production firms from the medical equipment field as well as the firms from the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. I. Running prevention programmes and campaigns with the purpose of reducing the risk of citizens joining the category of disadvantaged persons; • building social care centres with high quality services; • supporting the social integration and the active participation of the disadvantaged persons to the life of the community; • campaigns of sensitizing the public and the social actors in order to support the persons in difficulty. J. Creating a resource centre for NGOs; • creating adequate regulations at a local level in order to ensure the information for the associative


structures regarding the sustainable development projects in Brasov; • training assistance, consultancy and programmes for the staff and members of the NGOs in Brasov area; • financing/ co-financing the projects of the NGOs. K. Creating a local network to support sports development objectives: • supporting the sports activities in schools; • creating a development strategy for the sports in Brasov; public-private partnership for the sports development; • creating sports areas/ infrastructures in the attempt of regenerating the city districts.

III. Financial forecasts

Predicting the necessary financing and mobilizing the potential resources are essential for the prosperity of Brasov municipality. The local budget was designed in accordance with the governmental policy for social protection and ensured the conditions for the local development through an efficient management of the local funds. The local budget of income and expenses was initially made public, then approved by the Local Council. The budget was amended each time it was necessary, based on documented proposals. We present the local budget on 2005 as amended in the session of the Local Council from 31.05.2005.

A balanced budget was elaborated by respecting the principle according to which the expenses are completely covered by the income to the budget. Compared with 2004, the situation is as follows - Thou. ROL

Indicator Planned 2004 Planned 2005Total income 1,940,619,850 2,343,313,282

of whichOwn income 1,172,285,795 1,571,132,822

Income from the state budget 723,736,797 697,178,460Subsidies from the state budget and other budgets 44,552,600 75,000,000

Donations and sponsorships 44,658 2,000Total expenditure 1,940,619,850 2,343,313,282

of whichPublic authorities 101,275,303 130,671,615

Education 683,157,456 754,608,537Health 20,581,660 28,958,848Culture 88,974,845 110,677,749

Social assistance 93,468,659 126,984,460Services for public development 496,846,681 746,807,066

Environment and Water 76,020,000Transport and Communications 383,115,559 327,333,319

Economic activities 547,600 3,100,000Public order 30,000,000

Other expenditure 72,652,087 8,151,688

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Local taxes did not increase considerably during 2005, which lead to the stipulation that the collection of the debts from the previous years will be accelerated. One of our goals is to increase awareness among the citizens regarding their duty to pay local taxes; In 2004, the income figure was of 1,901,356,687 thousand ROL, the total expenses were of 1,837,287,876 thousand ROL, therefore, in the end of the year, the budget surplus was of 64,068,811 thousand ROL, which were used for creating the reserve fund. The reserve fund was distributed in 2005 for financing certain investments and developing the local public services, with the approval of the Local Council. The situation of the local budget on 2004 and the budgetary exercise at the end of the year is: Thou. ROL

The estimates for the years 2006-2008 were made using the local budget for 2004 as a basis, the amount allocated from the state budget as well as an increase of the income and expenses with 5% in 2006, 4% in 2007 and 3% in 2008. The data is presented in annex no.2.

These evaluations are assumptions and will be modified once the annual budgets are approved.

Indicator Planned 2004 Achieved 2004 %

Total income 1,940,619,850 1,901,356,687 97.98of whichOwn revenue 1,172,285,795 1,141,670,261 97.39Revenue from the State budget 723,736,797 723,577,196 99.98Subsides from the state budget and othe budge 44,552,600 36,077,598 80.98Donations and sponsorships 44,658 31,632 70.83Total expenditures 1,940,619,850 1,837,287,876 94.68of whichPublic authorities 101,275,303 92,987,015 91.82Education 683,157,456 671,940,391 98.36Health 20,581,660 20,281,765 98.54Culture 88,974,845 86,835,461 97.60Social assistance 93,468,659 91,265,022 97.64Services for public development 496,846,681 484,878,381 97.59Transport and telecommunications 383,115,559 374,269,560 97.69Other expenses 73,199,687 14,830,281 20.26Excedent 64,068,811


III. 4. The institutional structures for monitoring and evaluation

The structure of the monitoring and evaluation system for implementing the Local Action Plan in Brasov municipality:

As a measurement and evaluation instrument for the implementation process of the Sustainable Development Strategy and the Local Action Plan, this structure will use a set of indicators built in such a manner as to ensure the following objectives: - the correct evaluation of the sustainability of the socio-economic system from Brasov municipality; - measuring the performances in achieving the objectives established within the Local Strategy for Sustainable

Development and the implementing of the Local Action Plan; - the permanent correlation and adaptation of the policies at a local level with the components of the LA 21

(objectives, policies, actions) as well as with the documents adopted at international level.

The following indicators will be taken into consideration:

Indicators Responsible institutions – sources

Socio-Economic Indicators Overall population by gender and

age groups The County Department for

Statistics - CDS Population Population under 16 years old (%)

and population older than the average retirement age (%)

CDS

Romanian population (% of the total) CDS Ethnic structure Other nationalities

(% of the total) CDS

Total households CDS Average size of households CDS

Household structure

Households with one person (%) CDS

MAYOR LOCAL COUNCIL

VICE MAYOR President of the LA21 Local Steering Committee

Local Agenda 21 Office

Consulting Committee

Technical Department

Territorial Planning Department

URBANISM

Economic Department

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Family households (%) CDS

Households of retired persons CDS

Total number of unemployed persons The County Agency for Employment Force (CAOLF)

Unemployment rate (by gender) CAOLF

Unemployed men/women (%) CAOLF

Persons unemployed for more than 1 year (%)

CAOLF

Unemployed persons under 25 years old (%) CAOLF

The active population (women, men, total) CAOLF

Labour market and unemployment

Activity rate (women, men, total) CAOLF Average income per household CDS

Income distribution (women/men) CDS

Number of families with an income above the average income necessary for decent living

CDS

Number of families with an income under the average income necessary

for decent living CDS

Households with an income lower than half of the average minimum

income CDS

Population income

Households without personal car CDS

Number of persons without housing CDS

The Department for Property Administration

Persons without housing (% of the overall population resident in the city)

CDS The Department for

Property Administration The average price of housing related

to the annual average income per household

CDS The Department for

Property Administration

Housing with no access to basic infrastructure (energy, water,

sewerage system,%)

Mayoralty – Department for Urbanism and Territorial Planning

The local operators for municipal

services The inhabitable surface/inhabitant

(m2)

Mayoralty – Department for Urbanism and Territorial Planning

Residents owning housing as property

CDS

Population living in social housing (%)

CDS

Population living in rented housing (%)

CDS

Housing

Number of conventional housing

Mayoralty-Department for Urbanism and Territorial Planning


Habitation in houses (%) Mayoralty-Department for Urbanism and Territorial Planning

Habitation in apartments (%)


Habitation in other types of housing (%)


Life expectancy at birth (women/men)

The County Department for Public Health

Infant mortality rate CDS Health

Death rate in persons under 65 years, caused by cardiovascular and

respiratory diseases

The County Department for Public Health

Total number of registered offences/1,000 citizens/year Municipality Police

Number of registered crimes/1,000 citizens/ year Municipality Police

Number of commercial offences/1,000 citizens/ year Municipality Police

Crime

Number of registered car thefts/1,000 citizens /year Municipality Police

Employment

Labour force distribution (women/ men)/sectors CAOLF

GDP/citizen at local level CDS Number of companies resident in the municipality listed on stock exchange

Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture BN

Number of firms registered annually Trade Register Office

Free commercial spaces and offices Mayoralty- Department for Real Estate Administration

Economic activity

Number of tourists recorded at accommodation facilities/year

Mayoralty - The Office for Tourism, Sports, Youth, Education

The County Department for Sports

(CDS) Education

Number of nurseries and kindergartens (public and private)/

1,000 citizens School Inspectorate

Highschool graduates that passed the school-leaving examination (%) School Inspectorate

Highschool graduates that did not pass the school-leaving examination

(%) School Inspectorate

Highschool graduates that take university courses (%) School Inspectorate

Educational facilities

Number of places in universities and post-highschool education in the

municipality/1,000 citizens School Inspectorate

Primary school graduates (men/women, %)

School Inspectorate CDS

Secondary school graduates (men/women, %)


Highschool graduates (men/women, %)


University graduates (men/ women, %)


Level of education and professional training

Graduates of post-university courses (%)


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Environmental indicators Number of days on which the

concentration of SO2 was higher than the maximum admissible value (125

μg/m3, average in 24 hours)

County Environmental Protection Agency (C EPA)

Number of days on which the concentration of NO2 was higher than

the maximum admissible value (200mg/m3, average in 24 hours)

C EPA

Number of days in which the concentration of O3 was higher than

the maximum admissible value (125μg/m3, average in 8 hours)

C EPA

Air quality and noise

Population exposed to noise louder than 65 dB (average in 24 hours) C EPA

Number of analyses of the chemical parameters of drinking water made

during one year that exceed the admitted international standards

(OMS)

Department for Public Health

Number of analyses of the biological parameters of drinking water made

during a year that exceed international standards (OMS and

EEC Directive 80/778)


Number of analysis of the biological parameters of the bathing water,

made during a year, that exceed the international standards (OMS)


Number of analyses for the chemical parameters of bathing water made

during a year that exceed the international standards (OMS)


Annual water consumption per citizen (m3) RAJA Aquabis

Housing connected to the drinking water supply network (%) RAJA Aquabis

Water

Housing connected to the sewerage network (%) RAJA Aquabis

The (municipal and industrial) solid waste collected annually (tons/

citizen)

C EPA Mayoralty – The Department for

European Integration, Strategies, Environmental Protection Waste management

Solid (municipal and industrial) waste

processed at landfills, incinerators and recycling stations

(%)

C EPA Mayoralty – The Department for

European Integration, Strategies, Environmental Protection

Green areas with public access (m2/citizen)

The Department for Urbanism and Territorial Planning

Office for Green Areas

Land use by categories (%) and unused land within city borders (%)


Urban surface designated to specific territorial planning and preservation

activities (%)


Land use

Population density (inhabitants/km2) CDS Transport Use of means of transport: microbus, Mayoralty - Technical Service, Local


auto bus, car, bike (%) Public Transportation

Transport characteristics (scope, distance and means of transport)

Mayoralty-Technical Service, Local Public Transportation

Number of locally registered cars/1,000 inhabitants Traffic Police

Number of car accidents with serious consequences (deaths, serious

injuries)/1,000 inhabitants Traffic Police

Average number of passengers in motorised vehicles Traffic Police

Total energy consumption by categories of energy sources (gas,

electric energy, fuel oil) Local companies

CO2 emissions/inhabitant C EPA Annual consumption of electric

energy (kW/inhabitant) SC Electrica SA

Annual consumption of natural gas per citizen (m3/ inhabitant) DISTRIGAZ

Energy

Annual energy consumption by field of activity (industry, transport,

households, %) CDS

Number of days of rainfall (average per year) C EPA Climate

Days of sunshine (average per year) C EPA

Culture and entertainment

Number of theatres and annual rate attendance

The County Department for Culture, Religions and National Cultural

Patrimony

The Municipal Culture House

Number of cinema seats The County Department for Culture,

Religion and National Cultural Patrimony

Number of concert halls and number of spectators per year

The County Department for Culture, Religion and National Cultural

Patrimony

The Municipal Culture House

Museums and number of visitors per year

The County Department for Culture, Religion and National Cultural

Patrimony

County Museum

Culture and entertainment

Number of public libraries and books lent annually

Mayoralty – Department for tourism, sports, youth, education

The County Inspectorate for Culture

Entertainment facilities per inhabitant (parks, outdoor and indoor sports

equipment)

Mayoralty-Office for tourism, sports, youth, education

The County Department for Sport The annual rate of entertainment facility use

Mayoralty-Office for tourism, sports, youth, Education

The County Department for Sports

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III.5. Specific objectives and identified projects

III.5.1. Economic

Abbreviations:

AFAFCI – Association of Businesswomen and Manger Women APP – Agency for Plants’ Protection APM – Environmental Protection Agency ABME – Energetic Management Agency; ARCE – Romanian Agency for Energy Saving ARR – Romanian Traffic Authority CJBv – County Council Brasov CCIBv – Chamber of Commerce and Industry Brasov

CETBv - SC Thermal Power Plant SA BrasovCIC – Information Centre for citizens DTP – Technical Department within City Hall DA – Agricultural Department GM – Environmental Guard IC – Institute for potato ISJ – County Inspectorate for Education

PBv – Brasov City Hall PMBv – Municipal Police Braşov MLP – Ministry of Public Works RAR – Romanian Auto Register RATBv – Autonomous Administration for Transport Brasov SC – Traffic Department within City Hall SJ – Judicial Office within City Hall UBv – Transylvania University Brasov

No. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

FINANCING SOURCE

PROJECT TITLE

ESTIMATED VALUE OF

THE PROJECT€

PROJECT DURATION

RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTIONS/ DEPARTMENTS

PARTNERS MONITORING

/ EVALUATION

1.

Support the SMEs development through the

simplification of administrative

procedures and facilitation of productive

activities, export, services and

attraction of foreign investors

PBv CCI

e-PUBLIC SERVICES

public services on - line

10,000 1 year PBv Telecommuni

cation Operators

PBv

2.

Create a partnership system

with other Romanian and

foreign localities, that have

complementary interests, in order

to attract capital, to establish a partnership

between authorities and owners

associations for organising

economic missions, businessmen’s

meetings, exhibitions, fares;

Increase the economic potential

of Brasov city through technology

PBv Other

Sources

Complex partnership

system 15,000/ year ongoing PBv

PBv, Universities,

CCIBv, AFAFCI,

NGO business

community

PBv


transfer, innovation and professional

re-conversion achieved in

partnerships with academic

environment and research institutes located in Brasov

3.

Establish a permanent

International Exhibition Centre in

Brasov to host economic, social

and cultural events in order to attract investments and

tourists.

PBv, Other

Sources Expo- Braşov 800,000 2 years PBv, CCIBV PBv, CCIBv PBv, CCIBv

4.

Establish an Industrial Park with

the involvement and support of local

authorities, academic

environment and Chamber of

Commerce and Industry Brasov.

PBv, Other

sources

Feasibility Study for

“Technological Park Brasov”

25,000 1 year PBv : SJ; DTP PBv, UBv, BCR, BRD

CCIBv PBv

5.

Extend the web-site of Brasov

Municipality with a Portal of SMEs from Brasov (in

Romanian, English and German languages)

PBv ePortal - SMEs 5,000 1 year PBv PBv, CCIBv,

AFAFCI PBv

6.

Particularise the products and services from

Brasov (rehabilitate “braşovenia”).

PBv “Brasovenie” 3,000/ year ongoing PBv PBv, CCIBv, AFAFCI PBv

7.

Implement the Integrated

Management Programme for the

ecological functioning of trade

companies from agro-industrial field (vegetables, meat,

milk) located in peri-urban area;

Establish regulations for

reasonable use of lands for

development projects, based on approved Urban

Master Plan; Develop supporting

programmes for farmers in order to supply population

with ecological products; support

PBv Ecological Agriculture - 4 years PBv PBv; UBv; IC;

APP; GM; DA PBv

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the association of farmers and small

producers in “professional

associations” that practice ecological

agriculture and agro-tourism and promote tourist

village.

8.

Organise a Wholesale Market for Agricultural and

Food products provided with

storage spaces and specific equipment

for sorting, pre-packaging etc.; Set

up a Stock Exchange for Agricultural Products.

PBv; Attracted Sources

Wholesale Market for Agricultural and Food

products and Stock

Exchange for Agricultural Products

20,000,000 3 years PBv; DTP PBv, Private Investors PBv

9.

Develop the Local Technical

Education System at pre-university

level for continuous training in ecological

agriculture field.

PBv

Continuous training in agricultural

field

6,000/ year ongoing PBv PBv; Ubv, APP; DA PBv

10.

Extend the urban district heating systems and facilitate the

population’s access at this service.

Credit

CET Main pipeline –

Interconnection District

heating South

393,600 2005 ÷ 2006 CET-BRASOV

11. Complete the

thermal metering at branchings; level

Local Budget Own Sources

Thermal metering at branchings

level

17,482 2004 ÷ 2006 CET-BRASOV

12.

Individual thermal metering (set up apportions and

thermostat vents in case of vertical distribution or thermal power

meters in case of horizontal

distribution in common

dwellings);

Credit World Bank.-A.P.L.

Thermal metering at the level of end-users

8,200 2005 ÷ 2007 CET-BRASOV

13.

Eliminate the losses of primary and secondary heat carrier, by

replacing the actual metallic pipes with previously thermal-

isolated pipes.

Local Budget

Rehabilitation of the

recycling system for warm water

87,997 2004 ÷ 2009 CET-BRASOV

14. Credit World Bank.-A.P.L. Local Budget

Rehabilitation of the thermal networks for residential

heating and

502,030 2004 ÷ 2010 CET-BRASOV


warm water

15. Local Budget

Supplements, partial

replacements for primary networks

73,800 2005 ÷ 2007 CET-BRASOV

16.

Modernisation of thermal stations

and district heating plants through their

complete automation.

State Budget Local Budget Own Sources

Modernisation and

automation of district’s thermal

stations (63 stations)

160,125 2004 ÷ 2007 CET-BRASOV

17. Local Budget, Own Sources

Modernisation and

automation of district’s thermal

stations (24 stations)

99,543 2005 ÷ 2008 CET-BRASOV

18.

Environmental protection through the improvement of

fuel combustion technologies

PBv Attracted sources

Improvement of Fuels

Combustion Technology

50,000,000 5 years PBv; DTP PBv; CETBv; APM, ARCE PBv

19.

Identification of waste generation

sources from industrial and

urban environment.

PBv, Study for

Waste sources identification

5,000 1 year PBv, PBv; UBv; CCIBv PBv

20.

Design specific technologies for waste recovery

with the support of universities and

research institutes from Brasov.

PBv

Methodology for waste

capitalisation technologies

12,000 1 year PBv PBv; UBv; APM; ARCE PBv

21.

Sow within educational system the civilised habit of

waste recovery

PBv

Development of specialised enterprises for

waste recovery

5,000/ year ongoing PBv, Ubv PBv, ISJ, UBv, APM PBv

22.

Support the SMEs development through the

simplification of administrative

procedures and facilitation of productive

activities, export, services and

attraction of foreign investor.

PBv

Continuous training for

public servants

6,000/ year ongoing PBv, CCIBv PBv, Ubv PBv

23. Set up an

information system Inter-institutions

PBv, Government,

Economic Operators

City - Net - 12 months PBv, Government,

Economic Operators

PBv, Government,

Economic Operators

PBv

24. Stimulate the local software producers

PBv, Economic Operators

Soft-ware park - 2 years PBv, Economic Operators

PBv, Government,

Economic Operators

PBv

99 B R A S O V

Urban Infrastructure

No. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FINANCING SOURCE

PROJECT TITLE

ESTIMATED VALUE OF

THE PROJECT€

PROJECT DURATION


PARTNERS

MONITORING /

EVALUATION

1. Unique coordination and management of the

public utilities patrimony (water/sewerage, thermal

energy, gas, waste collection and capitalisation)

Promote private-public partnerships (including owners associations) to implement local strategy

for sustainable development. Strengthening

institutional capacity through an efficient

management of local administration, define

and restructure the public services in relation with

financial resources, sustainable development

objectives and local community requirements. Establish and adequate communication system

for information exchange between local

administration and citizens, professional,

civic and owners associations in order to

use the urban management or project

management’s best practices.

Establish public-private partnerships to develop

programmes and projects for urban

infrastructure.

World Bank,

USAID

UE,

NGOs from Brasov

municipality

Establish a Local

Development Agency in

Brasov

100,000 2005 – 2007

Local Public Administration, Business and

academic environment, civil society

Financing Institution and the partners

involved in ADLBv

establishment

Public Administratio

n, NGO, Evaluation structure of

the financing institution

2. Build the ring road of Brasov municipality

taking into account the extension of dwellings

area and the connections with highways system.

MLP, PBv , CJBv,

External financing

Ring road of Brasov

municipality

65,255,809 72 months PBv, CJBv MLP, PBv , CJBv

PBv

3. Increase the efficiency of the access system to the international passengers

and wares airport

PBv, other sources

Study for easy access

to the airports / building a new airport

2,000 1 year PBv; DTP PBv PBv

4. Modernise the damaged streets and side-walks and the traffic control

system.

PBv, other sources

Rehabilitation of the street network in

Brasov

31,550,517 48 months PBv PBv PBv

5. Develop an infrastructure for cyclists, in parallel with pedestrian routes

PBv, external sources

Routes for cyclists

- 2 years PBv; DTP; SC PBv; PMBv

PBv

6. Modernise the Brasov City Automate 2008 – Brasov City Hall UE Brasov City


semaphore system and give priority to the public

transport vehicles

Hall

External financing

semaphore system for

giving priority to the public

transport vehicles.

2015 RAT Braşov Hall

7. Rehabilitate the rolling stock in order to provide

good travelling conditions in the transport means

for all categories of passengers

Brasov City Hall

Own sources

Rehabilitate the rolling stock for

public transportation

19.5 mil 2005 – 2006

Brasov City Hall RAT Braşov UE Brasov City

Hall

8. Watching and directing the vehicles in real-time and inform the travellers

Develop the intermodality

Brasov City Hall

External financing

System for watching and directing the

public transport vehicles.

215,000

2005 – 2006


Hall

9. Modernise the stops and the terminals in order to

provide optimum waiting/boarding/landing conditions to passengers

Develop the intermodality

Brasov City Hall

Modernise the stops and the terminals

1.3 mil 2005 – 2010


Hall

10. Modernise the system for tariffs’ establishment in

order to improve the methods to collect the money for the provided

service

Brasov City Hall

Own sources

Modernise the system for tariffs’

establishment

750,000 2006 – 2015


Hall

11. Monitor the transport

demand

Brasov City Hall

Own sources

System for automate

numbering of passengers

100,000 2010 – 2012


Hall

12. Develop the Urban Travels Plan, which is

necessary for planning, evaluating and

controlling the transport activities in order to

optimum satisfying the transport demand

Brasov City Hall

Develop the Urban

Travels Plan 2005 –

2006 Brasov City Hall

RAT Braşov UE Brasov City Hall

13. Rehabilitate and modernise the entire

drinking water distribution network of Brasov municipality

EU Financing Programmes

CAB

Rehabilitate the water

distribution networks in

Brasov

120 mil 2005-2014 Company “APA” R.A. Brasov

County Council

Brasov

Government UE

Brasov City Hall

14. Finalise the set up of water flow meters in all

the city districts and at all the consumers, at branchings level.


CAB

Meter the water

consumption in Brasov

municipality

10 mil. 2005-2008 Company “APA” R.A. Brasov

County Council

Brasov

Government UE

Brasov City Hall

15. Set up a SCADA system for automate data

collection and system management


CAB

Centralise the data

related to the operation of water supply

system in Brasov

2.5 mil. 2005-2007 Company “APA” R.A. Brasov

County Council

Brasov

Government UE

Brasov City Hall

16. Set up flow meters for water consumption by

districts


CAB

Meter the water

consumption by districts in

Brasov


County Council

Brasov

Government UE

Brasov City Hall

101 B R A S O V

municipality 17. Rehabilitate the water

reservoirs and supplement the signal

equipment for fire reserve, data transmission


CAB

Rehabilitate

the water reservoirs in

Brasov municipality

12 mil.

2007-2012

Company “APA”

R.A. Brasov

County Council Brasov

Government

UE

Brasov City

Hall

18. Extend the water supply networks in the entire

municipality (Stupini, etc)


CAB

Extend the water supply

networks to the limit with

neighbouring administrative-territorial units.


County Council

Brasov

Government UE

Brasov City Hall

19. Rehabilitate the drinking water treatment plant

and increase the flow to 2000l/s


CAB

Rehabilitation and

extension of the treatment

station for drinking water in Brasov

municipality


County Council

Brasov

Government UE

Brasov City Hall

20. Build a new wastewater treatment plant in

Feldioara and connect Stupini district to it.


CAB

Wastewater treatment station in Brasov


County Council

Brasov

Government UE

Brasov City Hall

21. Flood control for protecting the city of Brasov: the districts

Schei, Noua, Astra, etc. Dams with reservoirs for

freshets, sewerage collectors, hydraulic rams


CAB

Flood control for protecting

the city of Brasov


County Council

Brasov R.A. Kronstadt

Government UE

Brasov City Hall

22. Extend the sewerage networks on all the streets of Brasov

municipality (Stupini, Noua, Schei, etc.)


CAB

Extend the sewerage system of

Brasov municipality to the limit

with neighbouring administrative-territorial

units


County Council

Brasov

Government UE

Brasov City Hall

23. Rehabilitation and extension of the

sewerage collector I


CAB

Rehabilitation and

extension of the sewerage

collector I


County Council

Brasov

Government UE

Brasov City Hall

24. Build the sewerage collector Poiana Brasov -

Rasnov

Financing based on “polluter

pays” principle

Build the sewerage collector Poiana

Brasov - Rasnov


County Council

Brasov

Government UE

Brasov City Hall

25. Monitor the operation of sewerage system in

Brasov


CAB

Monitor the operation of sewerage system in Brasov


County Council

Brasov

Government UE

Brasov City Hall

26. Rehabilitate the networks for natural gas distribution and

S.C. Distrigaz Government

EU

Replace the natural gas pipelines in

200 mil 2005 – 2010


UE Brasov City Hall


apportionment in Brasov. Replacement of the steel

pipelines with polyethylene pipelines.

steel with polyethylene pipelines in

Brasov 27. Extend the natural gas

networks and district stations in the new

buildings’ area: Bronzului, Bartolomeu


EU

Extend the natural gas

networks and district

stations in Brasov

100 mil 2005 – 2014


UE Brasov City Hall

28. Centralised system to meter the consumptions, pressures and to transmit

the data to a unique dispatcher.


EU

Automate the operation of natural gas distribution system in Barsov

100 mil 2007 – 2010


UE Brasov City Hall

29. Secure a spare gas supply in Brasov with

main pipelines from the National Gas Transport

System (Ghimbav – Brasov)


EU

Double the supply with

natural gas in Brasov

40 mil 2007 – 2009


UE Brasov City Hall

30. Modernise the Electric Power Distribution Network (R.E.D.) in Brasov municipality

S.C. Electrica S.A.

Increase the security of

power supply at the

110/20/6 Station KV

Braşov Centre, on the side of

110 KV

57,147.06 RON

2007 S.C. Electrica S.A.

S.C. Electrica S.A.

31. Extend the electric power supply networks and

increase the security in operation

S.C. Electrica S.A

Increase the security of

electric power supply

in Poiana Brasov area.

30,000 2007 S.C. Electrica S.A.

S.C. Electrica S.A.

32. Modernise the electric power distribution system

S.C. Electrica S.A

Set up a system for

distribution’s automation

(S.A.D.)

3,000,000 2010 S.C. Electrica S.A.

S.C. Electrica S.A.

33. Modernise the Thermal Station

S.C. Electrica S.A

Modernisation of the thermal stations

55,000 2006 S.C. Electrica S.A.

S.C. Electrica S.A.

34. Improve the thermal isolation of the existing buildings in Brasov to comply with European

and American Regulations related to

fuel consumption reduction. (natural gas)

Brasov City Hall

Government EU

Improve the thermal

isolation of the existing buildings in

Brasov

100 mil 2006 – 2010

Brasov City Hall

Government EU

Brasov City Hall

35. Decentralise the public order units by districts.

PBv, IJPBv Decentralise the public

order units by districts.

- 2006 PBv, IJPBv PBv, IJPBv PBv, IJPBv

36. Increase the citizens’ confidence in the actors involved in public order

maintenance.

PBv, IJPBv Increase the citizens’

confidence in the actors involved in public order maintenance.

- ongoing PBv, IJPBv PBv, IJPBv PBv, IJPBv

103 B R A S O V

Environmental Protection


FINANCING SOURCE PROJECT TITLE

ESTIMATED VALUE OF

THE PROJECT€

PROJECT DURATION


PARTNERS

MONITORING / EVALUATION

Study concerning the rehabilitation and

extension of the water supply networks.

10,000

2 years

Company “Apa” R.A.

CJBV, PBV

CJBV

1.

Secure the functional

parameters of the water

supply system in the

municipality

AS Study concerning the development of the water distribution network in Poiana

Brasov

5,000

2 years

Company “Apa”

R.A. CJBV, PBV CJBV

Study concerning the extension of the

sewerage networks.

30,000

3 years

Company “Apa”

R.A. CJBV, PBV CJBV

Optimize the collecting

system of the untreated

water with the purpose of

reducing the discharge in the recipient

AS Study concerning the development of the

sewerage network in Poiana Brasov

10,000

3 years

Company “Apa” R.A. CJBV, PBV CJBV

3.

Set up a monitoring

system for the air quality (gaseous pollutants,

particles, noise level) in the municipality

AS

Design and implement the Integrated

Monitoring System of Air quality (gaseous pollutants, particles,

noise level) in Brasov municipality

- Noise level Map

200,000 2 years APM PBV, AE APM

4.

Optimize the mobility plan (routes, car park, bicycle

tracks, pedestrian

areas) in order to reduce the air pollution

caused by the traffic

AS

Study concerning the Mobility Plan

Optimization in order to reduce the air pollution

20,000 2 years PBV RATBV, Police Brasov

Study concerning the status of environmental

pollution 20,000 2 years PBV

APM AE PBV

Develop a Plan to reduce the polluted soil

surfaces 20,000 2 years PBV AE PBV

Feasibility Study concerning the

disposal/rehabilitation of the waste with

impact on soil quality

10,000 1 year PBV AE PBV

5.

Reduce the size and the

pollution degree of the

affected surfaces /

rehabilitate the waste storage

areas with impact on the

soil quality

PBV, AS

Establish the waste storage zones 5,000 1 year PBV AE PBV


Feasibility study for rehabilitation of the

abandoned quarry and stabilization of the

areas endangered by erosions and land

sliding

10,000 1 year PBV AE PBV 6.

Rehabilitate the abandoned

quarry and stabilize the

areas endangered by erosions and land sliding

Project design for the rehabilitation of the abandoned quarry

30,000 2 years PBV AE, DS PBV

7.

Create in each area an optimum

proportion between the

green area and the built area

Design and arrange green spaces in built areas and rehabilitate

the existing ones

20,000 3 years PBV AE, NGO PBV

Educational and promotion materials concerning waste

selective collection.

3,000 1 year PBV Schools, NGO PBV

8.

Promote the waste

selective collection and the sanitation

of the platforms and devices used for collection

Arrange and equip the stations for waste selective collection

50,000 2 years PBV AE PBV

9.

Develop specialised

enterprises to process the recyclable

waste

Feasibility study

concerning the waste recovery and reuse.

5,000 1 year PBV NOG PBV

10.

Support the technical

equipment of the ecological landfill in order to prolong the

service duration and reduce the

environmental impact

Study concerning the

selective storage of the waste

5,000 1 year PBV APM, AE PBV


establishment of the hazardous waste deposits and their

necessary infrastructure.

5,000 1 year PBV AE PBV 11.

Establish hazardous

waste deposits and provide them with necessary

infrastructure

Design and build the hazardous waste

deposits. 200,000 2 years PBV AE PBV

12.

Establish an efficient

system for hospital waste collecting and neutralizing.

Efficient system for hospital waste collecting and neutralizing.

100,000 2 years PBV DSP PBV

13.

Enhance the infrastructure and improve

the management

Inventory the urban green spaces and propose efficient

methods to equip and maintain them

10,000 1 year PBV AE, Schools PBV

105 B R A S O V

of the urban green spaces

Identify the location and design the range trees

or bushes. 10,000 2 years PBV DS PBV

14.

Create the range trees or bushes along

the main roads and railroads

Develop the range

plantations. 30,000

15.

Clear delimitation of

peri-urban recreation areas and adequate

infrastructure of them

Study related to the delimitation of peri-

urban recreation areas and their adequate

infrastructure

10,000 1 year PBV UTBV, DS PBV


improvement of waste collection system from

recreation forests.

5,000 1 year PBV UTBV, DS PBV

16.

Improve the waste

collection system from

the recreation forests.

Waste Collecting Plan from recreation forests. 2,000

17.

Restrict the depasturage in

urban and skiing areas.

Lay-out the skiing routes and grazing lands in urban and

skiing areas.

5,000 1 year PBV AE, NGOs PBV

Tourism



ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE

PROJECT€

PROJECT DURATION


PARTNERS MONITORING / EVALUATION

1

Stimulating the public-private

partnerships in tourism

development process

PBV, Other

sources

• Establish a strategy for tourism development and promotion through

public-private partnership

500,000

2 years

PBV partners

PBv, CJBV, Tour

operators, ANT, ANAT

PBV

2

Creating programmes and actions

that contribute to the

development of the tourism and

the quality of the services

AR

• Introduce special classes for

tourism management at

university curricula

• Establish in Poiana Brasov a

fire brigade, medical unit, postal

office mountain rescue centre

5,000

300,000

2 years

2 years

UTBV

PBv, DJSPBv, Economic

operators, Post Office

PBV, AE

PBv, DJSPBv, Economic operators, Post Office

UTBV

PBv

PBV

• Establish a Tourism

Information Centre in Poiana Brasov

10,000 6 months PBV CJBV, AE, ONG PBV 3

Develop an efficient system to promote in Europe the

Brasov tourist zone (including

the city and Poiana Brasov)

PBV

• Establish a Tourism

Information Centre in Brasov Railway

Station

5,000 6 months PBV CJBV, AE, ONG PBV


300,000

2 years

PBV, AR

• Establish a Regional Centre for Tourism Promotion

• Edit

advertising materials

(guidebooks, maps, leaflets, brochures etc.)

10,000

100,000

1 year

yearly

PBV AE, ONG PBV

• Organise “Brasov Days” 100,000

• Organise Lied Festival 30,000

• Organise Chamber Music

Festival 40,000

• Organise the Mediaeval Festival

Kronstadt 100,000

• Organise an International

Festival for book and music

10,000

• Organise the “Golden Stag”

Festival and the Regional Tourism

Fair

150,000

• Organise a Festival of Romanian

Gastronomy

10,000

• Organise a Festival of

Contemporary Drama

20,000

• Organise an Opera and

Operetta Festival

40,000

4 Organise and promote new far-reaching

events

PBV, AR

• Organise a Jazz Festival 20,000

yearly PBV CJBV, AE, ONG PBV

5 Participate in specific fairs

and exhibitions. PBV, AR

• Identify and participate in the

national and international

tourism fairs with potential to attract tourists in Brasov

area

100,000 PBV, ANT, ANAT, Tour operators AE, ONG PBV

6

Develop the amusement (especially in summertime

and low season) and

PBV, AR

• Arrange an amusement area in

Poiana Braşov (golf ground in Poiana Mică)

500,000

2 years

PBV, ANAT

CJBV, AE, ONG PBV

107 B R A S O V

• Develop the equestrian,

extreme and adventure tourism in Poiana Brasov and surroundings

100,000

promote an ecologic tourism

• Establish a SPA Centre in

Brasov neighbourhood

300,000

3 years

PBv, Economic operators

7

Optimise the conditions for practicing the summer and winter sports

AR

• Provide the ski slopes in

Poiana Brasov with artificial snow devices and

floodlight

3,000,000 1 years PBV CJBV, AE PBV

• Establish an entertainment area in Dealul Melcilor, Răcădău, under

Tâmpa areas

6,000,000 5 years PBV AE PBV

8

Diversifying the amusement activities by

creating centres with

multiple destinations

PBV, AR • Arrange

amusament zones in Bartolomeu, Noua, Tractorul

5,000,000 euro 1 year PBV AE PBV

9

Creating facilities for the development of a local network

of accommodatio

n spaces at accessible

prices

PBV, AR

• Carry a Study concerning the

development of a local network of tourist chalets

5,000 3 years PBV CJBV, AE, DJSBV PBV

• Develop and modernise the cable transport network and the

skiing area “Super-ski in Poiana

Brasov”

15,000,000

• Arrange a tobogganing slope

on the old road Poiana Brasov-

Brasov

500,000

• Opportunity Study for arranging

a ski slope in Brasov-Schei

• Arrange the ski slope

5,000

50,000

10

Development and

modernisation of the cable

transport network and skiing area

PBV, AR

• Arrange swimming pools

in Noua 50,000

5 years

2 years

PBV

Economic operators

AE PBV

11 Arrange the tourist routes

and adequately maintain them

• Reconstruction of the tourist routes

markings and provide them with specific equipment

30,000 2 years

PBV, Mountain rescuers,

Association of mountain guides,

Silviculture Faculty

AE PBV


Pre-university Education


FINANCING SOURCE

PROJECT TITLE


PROJECT€ PROJECT DURATION


Partners MONITORING

/ EVALUATION

1 Modernising the infrastructure and infrastructure of the schools in the municipality to meet the national and European standards

40% - PBv 60% - other sources

INFRAS & Equipment for schools

15,000,000 10 years ISJBv, PBv, school units

PBv, economic operators, ISJBv

SAUI

2 Supporting the pre-university education units for obtaining accreditation as providers of education and professional training for adults

AJOFM, PBv, Ministries

Continuous learning

7,000,000 permanently ISJBv, AJOFM, school units

PBv, Economic operators, ISJBv

SAUI

3 Correlate the education process with the labour market demand


Strategy of pre-university education

1,000,000 permanently Regional Centre for Pre-university and Technical Education Development, CCI

Monitoring Centre for pre-university Education

SAUI

4 Create a market for the services the schools can provide, in order to attract funds

PBv, other sources

School services Fair

1,400 yearly school units School units, academic environment, PBv

SAUI

5 Promote programmes and projects that encourage the school performance

PBv other sources

Multi-functional Excellence Centre for education

500,000 3 years PBv, ISJBv, academic environment, economic operators

PBv, ISJBv, academic environment, economic operators

Pbv, ISJBv, academic environment

109 B R A S O V

University Education

No.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES



PROJECT€ PROJECT DURATION


PARTNERS MONITORING

/ EVALUATION

1

Modernize the

infrastructure and the

access in the University

spaces at the level of

national and European standards

Universities, Other

Sources

INFRAS & Acces in university 7,000,000 10 years

Universities Other partners

PBv

Universities, Economic Operators

Universities

2

Support the Universities to diversify

the alternative educational forms, open

and long distance

education, and extend the offer of

post-university

classes for continuous

training all life long

Universities, Economic operators,

PBv

Learning alternatives 1,000,000 permanently Universities

PBv, Universities, Economic Operators

PBv, Universities

3

Promoting partnerships with the local and regional authorities for

creating projects and programmes to contribute to the local

development, in

accordance with the specific policies – Attract

financing for research activities through common

projects with economic operators,

local authorities

and professional associations - Establish

Universities, CCI, PBv, Economic operators

Technology Transfer Centre 1,000,000 permanently Universities

CCI, Economic Operators,

CCI

Universities


Centres for analysis,

consulting, evaluation and audit able to provide

services to the economic

and social environment

at local, regional and national level

4

Secure an optimum

framework for student’s

personality development and student

life.

Universities, Other

sources, European

Community

Culture House for the Youth 1,500,000 permanently Universities

Economic Operators,

CCI Universities

Urbanism

No. Specific Objectives

Financing source Project title

Estimated value of the

project€

Project duration

responsible institutions/ departments

Partners Monitoring / evaluation

1

Creating a GIS for Brasov as well as

the necessary studies and

documentation for GUM;

PBV G.I.S.for Brasov Municipality 5,000,000 5 years PBV

PBV, R.U.R. O.A.R., U.T.B.

GUM for Brasov municipality 220,000 2 years P PBv PBv, OAR,

RUR PBv, OAR,

RUR 2

Design and implement GUM in

accordance with the principle: Brasov – Community city (re-

defining the functions of the

district, endowing it with adequate

cultural, educational, leisure, entertainment and sports equipments and services and mark the district

centres with squares)

PBV, AR

Z.U.M. for the area Brasov – Stupini 10,000 3 months PBV PBV PBV

111 B R A S O V

Enhance the comfort of the dwellings and aesthetise the

buildings (energetic audit of the buildings)

PBv, other sources

Feasibility study for increasing the comfort of the

collective dwellings through the

replacement of the installations and

aesthetization of the facades, for 10

different types of blocks.

300,000 5 years Buildings’ owners

Public institutions,

Providers of

Energetic audit

energetic, Buildings’ owners

Energetic responsible

Preserve and valorise the

industrial buildings for arranging

industrial workshops.

Buildings owners

Feasibility study for the preservation of

three industrial spaces

60,000 1 year

Buildings’ owners Public

institutions, Businesses

Buildings’ owners,

Economic operators

Buildings’ owners,

Economic operators

Written notification of the inhabitants

and institutions from the historical Centre

of Brasov on the importance of

protecting the value of the historical

monuments and on their rights and duties

in accordance with Law 422 / 2001

5,000 1 month PBV UTB Preserve and

restore the historical

monuments

PBV

Buildings’ restoration and

preservation 15,000,000 6 years Pbv PBv PBv

Refinery LUBRIFIN 500,000 1 year Tools and Devices

Fabric 2,000,000 5 years

Prescon (former Lemexim, former

C.P.L.) 2,000,000 5 years

Carpatex 2,000,000 5 years Hydromechanics 700,000 5 years

Move the industrial units

from the Central Zone and arrange in their location a central park and other necessary

services

TAMIV 5 years Contest Technical Project: Symbols for City entrances

100,000 1 year PBv PBv PBv

Symbols City Entrances – 10

pieces 900,000 6 months PBv PBv PBv

Mark the city entrance with art works as symbol

of local community

PBv, C.J.Bv, Other

sources

Establish the Consortium “CETATEA

CORONA” for the management of the

historical centre.

4,000 2 months PBV, UTB ONG


Identify new architectural

monuments and include them in the

list of historical monuments.

50,000 6 months

Study for identifying all fortifications of Brasov Fortress

20,000 3 months

Technical project for restoration of the

fortifications 250,000 6 months

Technical project for reconstruction of the

lost fortifications, where the situation

allows it

350,000 6 months

Technical Project for reconstructing and resizing all urban

utilities networks – in technical channel

250,000 6 months

Study to identify all constructions within the Brasov Fortress

500,000 6 months

Technical project for unitary urban

furniture in Brasov Fortress

300,000 1 year University Ion MINCU, PBv

University ION

Mincu, PBv

PBv

Technical Project to restore the pavement

in Brasov Fortress 250,000 6 months

Technical project for creating the mediaeval

atmosphere, through decorations,

costumes, specific products

50,000 3 months

Identify the tunnels from the Fortress 10,000 1 year

Technical project for reinforcement of the tunnels and buildings and arrange them for

tourist purpose.

20,000 2 years

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Culture

No.

Specific Objectives


Estimated value of

the project€

Project duration

Responsible institutions/ departments

Partners Monitoring

/ Evaluation

1

Support the cultural events

of national and

international level

PBv, Cultural Institutions,

Other sources

European Film Festival;

European Festival of

Contemporary Art (dance,

music, visual arts). “City’s

gratitude” “Living

memory of the Brasov

culture” “Brasov cultural awards”

White charter of Brasov patrimony Web site

City’s artists

1,000,000 yearly Cultural Institutions

Cultural Institutions, PBv, CJBv

PBv, CJBv

2 Establish the

„Book Museum”

PBv, Other sources

“Book Museum” 2,000,000 5 years

PBv, CJBv, First Romanian

School

PBv, CJBv, First

Romanian School

PBv, CJBv

3

Implement cultural

projects and programmes that support

the local development and/or that allow the

development of a

sustainable cultural

economy (festivals,

fairs, celebration of cultural days,

annual calendars of

cultural events in the city etc.)

Culture and local

development;

Braşov cultural city –

day by day Braşov – open

cultural city


4. Rehabilitate the cultural institutions

PBv, CJBv, DJCCBv

Rehabilitation of the cultural

institutions 50,000,000 5 years

PBv, Cultural Institutions,

CJBv, DJCCBv

DJCCBv, PBv, CJBv

DJCCBv, PBv, CJBv

5

Create cultural centres in the districts within

the urban regeneration

projects

PBv, DJCCBv “Close to you” 1,000,000 5 years PBv PBv, CJBv, Economic Operators

PBv, CJBv

6

Transform some

abandoned spaces in cultural centres

Economic Operators

Reconversion industry –

culture 2,000,000 5 years PBv, Economic

Operators



Health



Estimated value of

the project€

Project duration


Partners Monitoring

/ Evaluation

1 Building a new

University Hospital

Local Council,

Ministry of Health Other

organisations

“University Hospital”

55,000,000 3 years CJBv, PBv,

DJSPBv, Partners

PBv, CJBv, DJSPBv, Economic operators

Local Council, County Council,

Ministry of Health

2

Puting in service the Centre for Invasive

Cardiology


Ministry of Health

Centre for Invasive

Cardiology 2,000,000 2 years

DJSPBv, PBv, CJBv, Ministry of

Health

DJSPBv, PBv, CJBv, Ministry of

Health

DSPJ Local

Council, County Council,

Ministry of Health

3

Developing the services for medical and social home

care


ONG

Medical and social home

care 50,000 yearly

DJSPBv, PBv, CJBv, Economic

operators

DJSPBv, PBv, CJBv, Economic operators

Local Council, County Council, DSPJ

115 B R A S O V

Social Assistance


Financing source Project title Estimated value

of the project€ Project

duration Responsible institutions/ departments

Partners Monitoring / Evaluation

1

Assessment of the existing

needs at children level

(need to supplement the

family resources, for education of the children

with relationship disabilities, integration,

security, psychological support) and improvement

of their life conditions

PBv, CJBv, ONG, other

sources

• Day Centre for disable children, established in the

districts • Shelter for

children, in order to secure a family

environment Create a network of

specialists in medical-social

services

1,000,000

1,000,000

250,000

2 years

5 years

5 years

-DGPDC Braşov - Children Hospital

-Special School Hospice

- Police County Inspectorate

- Transylvania University -

Social Assistance - Catharsis Association

- Police County

Inspectorate - Community

Police - County

Centre for Psycho-

pedagogical assistance

- Deaf Association

- School Inspectorate - “Refugiu” Foundation

PBv, CJBv, ONG

2

Assessment of the existing needs at the

level of families with no or low

income (financial needs,

dwellings, work places, health

promotion) and improvement


PBv, CJBv, ONG

• Provide social dwellings for the

persons with no or low income

• Extension/rearrangement of the Social Canteen

• Day Centre in the districts for the

children and families in difficulty

5,000,000

200,000

10 years

2 years

-Local Council -DSS

-Social Canteen

- AJOFM - DSS

- Police County

Inspectorate - Community

Police

PBv, CJBv

3

Assessment of the existing needs at the level of old

persons (financial and

medical security,

socialising, home care)

and improvement


PBv, CJBv

• Day centres in districts for old

persons • Development

and diversification of the social assistance services provided at

home for the old persons in semi-

dependence status

100,000

300,000

5 years

5 years

-DSS Braşov -County Hospital -Mobile Social

Canteen

- Catharsis Association

- Police County

Inspectorate - Olds’ shelter

- Official Religious

Denominations

PBv, CJBv

4. Create a civic

culture of community involvement

Pbv, CJBv, ONG

• Community networks, by

districts, for social actors

• Community Centre, by districts • Charitable centre/ districts

200,000

600,000

permanent

Social Assistance Institutions

Family doctors Churches

Community Police

PBv, CJBv, ONG

PBv, CJBv, ONG

5. Prevent the domestic • Centres for the

victims of domestic 200,000 2 years


violence violence • Centres for the

victims of human trafficking

6.

Assessment of the existing needs at the

level of disable persons

(socialising, social

reintegration, home teaching,

professional insertion) and improvement


• Day Centre for persons with

disabilities. Special training of the

personal assistants of handicapped

persons • Establish a

teachers’ network for home teaching

• Establish special classes for children with auditory and visual deficiencies

200,000

200,000

500,000

5 years

2 years

2 years

- DJPC DSS Braşov

-School Inspectorate

- Pro Vita Association

- AJOFM - Catharsis Association

- Deaf Association

PBv, AJOFM

Civil Society



Estimated value of

the project€

Project duration



1 Establish a

Resource Centre for NGOs

APD Club Brasov

submitted an application

under Phare Programme – Civil Society Development

NGOs House from Brasov

33,000 Euro

12 months

Department for the relations with NGOs

within the City Hall

ONGs from

Brasov

In compliance with the

monitoring plan proposed

in the financing request

2

Establish partnerships with the associative structures on

various projects of interest for the community, as

debate and implementation forums of the

public policies.

- Local Council

Decision no. HCL 112 /

2004 - Create a

fund, at City Hall level, to support the projects of community

interest - Attract financing sources

through Phare Programme – Civil Society Development

Create a database with

community projects

developed by NGOs acting

in civic, environment,

youth etc. fields.

50,000 Euro

12 months

Department for the relations with NGOs

within the City Hall

ONGs from

Brasov

In compliance with the action

plans developed within the

implemented projects

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Sports


Financing source

Project title Estimated value of the

project€

Project duration



1 Arrange a Sport Centre for old persons

PBv, CJBv, Other sources

“Be forever young in Brasov”

200,000 3 years DJSBv, PBv, CJBv DJSBv, PBv, CJBv

DJSBv, PBv, CJBv

2 Build a Multifunctional Sporting Centre

Pbv, CJBv, Economic operators, Ministry

Olympic Centre Brasov

1,000,000 3 years DJSBv, PBv, CJBv DJSBv, PBv, CJBv, Economic operators, Ministry

DJSBv, PBv, CJBv

3 Organise sporting and tourist events with national and international participants

PBv, CJBv, Federations

Cross-country race “15 November/ Snow Fest”/

200,000 yearly DJSBv, PBv, CJBv DJSBv, PBv, CJBv

DJSBv, PBv, CJBv

4. Sport close to Brasov’s inhabitant

DJSBv, PBv, CJBv, ISJBv

Sport grounds in districts Education programmes for children about the importance of sport

200,000 yearly DJSBv, PBv, CJBv, ISJBv

DJSBv, PBv, CJBv

DJSBv, PBv, CJBv, ISJBv

5. “Sportului Braşovean” Foundation

DJSBv, PBv, CJBv

Strategy for Sport Development

300,000 1 year DJSBv, PBv, CJBv DJSBv, PBv, CJBv

DJSBv, PBv, CJBv

6. Build Training Centres for children and juniors, for all sports

DJSBv, PBv, CJBv, Sport Clubs, Sport Federations sportive, Economic Operators

Training Centres for children and juniors

300,000 2 years DJSBv, PBv, CJBv, Sport Clubs

DJSBv, PBv, CJBv

DJSBv, PBv, CJBv, Sport Clubs

7. Establish the National Centre for Handball

Federation, PBv, CJBv

National Centre for Handball

500,000 2 years Federation, PBv, CJBv



8. National Pilot Centre for Tennis


National Pilot Centre for Tennis

600,000 2 years Federation, PBv, CJBv



9. Multipurpose Sports Bases

CJBv, PBv, DJSBv

Multipurpose Centre at the Municipal Stadium

300,000 2 years CJBv, PBv, DJSBv CJBv, PBv, DJSBv

CJBv, PBv, DJSBv

10. Establish training base for swimming

DJSBv, PBv, CJBv, Sport Clubs

Modernisation/ rehabilitation/ building swimming pools

300,000 2 years CJBv, PBv, DJSBv CJBv, PBv, DJSBv

CJBv, PBv, DJSBv, Sport Clubs

11. School sporting ISJBv, PBv, Sport Clubs

Sports competitions at schools level

50,000 yearly ISJBv, PBv, Sport Clubs

ISJBv, PBv, Sport Clubs

ISJBv, PBv, Sport Clubs


P o r t f o l i o o f P r i o r i t y P r o j e c t s • Brasov ring road; • Rehabilitation of the streets network; • Rehabilitation of the public transportation; • Extension of the public utilities (water supply, sewerage, electricity, natural gas supply, telephony) up to the territorial-administrative boarder of the city; • Decentralisation, by districts, of the public security system; • Rehabilitation and decentralisation of the public heating system;

• Implementation of the project “Protection against flood”; • Establishment of the Strategy for tourism development and promotion; • Establishment of the Regional Centre for Tourism Promotion; • Build the Brasov Airport; • Build the University Hospital of Brasov Municipality; • Implementation of the project “Digital City – Brasov City Net”; • Build the Exhibition Centre – Expo Brasov.

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